According to the university’s statistics, the number of cases of cheating in 2020 more than doubled compared to the previous year. From 85 cases in 2019 to 174 cases in 2020.
Precisely 2020 was the year when, due to the pandemic, the students were allowed to do all their exams at home, and from the university’s side, it is believed that there may be a connection there.
But since the hall exams started to return to the schedule, the numbers have started to fall. In 2021, the number of cases was down to 119 and this year they count 52 so far.
Watch Karin Granevi at Södertörn University explain why cheating peaked during the restriction years in the clip above.