{"id":287942,"date":"2026-07-10T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/teachers-are-worried-about-students-cheating-with-ai-but-my-survey-suggests-the-deeper-issue-is-learning\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:25:12","slug":"teachers-are-worried-about-students-cheating-with-ai-but-my-survey-suggests-the-deeper-issue-is-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/teachers-are-worried-about-students-cheating-with-ai-but-my-survey-suggests-the-deeper-issue-is-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/theconversation.com\/teachers-are-worried-about-students-cheating-with-ai-but-my-survey-suggests-the-deeper-issue-is-learning-286425<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-10 08:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention \u2013 with good reason. <\/p>\n

A student can simply copy and paste a prompt into a chatbot and receive a polished paragraph, a five-paragraph essay, a lab summary or a reading response almost instantly. Teachers may then be left wondering whether the work reflects the student\u2019s thinking and actual work or what the chatbot generated. <\/p>\n

An estimated 84% of high school students surveyed said they had used generative artificial intelligence for schoolwork in 2025, according to College Board, a nonprofit that administers the SAT and AP exams. <\/p>\n

As an assistant professor of school psychology studying artificial intelligence in K\u201312 education, I think the question is not only whether students are using AI to cheat, but whether there is evidence that learning actually happened. <\/p>\n

Many schools are still deciding whether and how they allow their students to use AI for coursework.<\/span>
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Cheating and plagiarism are common worries<\/h2>\n

I recently surveyed public school educators and administrators about how generative AI is affecting schools to better understand the answer to this question. <\/p>\n

My study, conducted from spring 2025 to spring 2026, included 303 educators and other school professionals in Wisconsin \u2013 teachers, administrators, IT staff and technology directors, as well as school psychologists and counselors. I also surveyed another 132 professionals at schools across the country. <\/p>\n

The results are not nationally representative, but they offer a snapshot of how some K\u201312 professionals are thinking about AI and student learning.<\/p>\n

While a large number of respondents were concerned about AI bias, misinformation and data privacy, the most common worries were about academic dishonesty and plagiarism. <\/p>\n

In Wisconsin, approximately 65% of respondents identified these issues as a concern,…<\/p>\n

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