How does the instructor know I am not cheating if the answers are in the textbook?

Let鈥檚 say for an example, my assignment is to read a chapter and answer the questions in my textbook and if my textbook I am working on that has the answers in it all the way in the back, anybody could cheat and write the answers without knowing what it is. Like the student may look at the back of the textbook at the answer key.



So how does the instructor really know that you knew the answer and didn鈥檛 cheat looking at the answer key if you do a homework assignment and answer the questions?How does the instructor know I am not cheating if the answers are in the textbook?
If the answer to the question is a written sentence or paragraph, simply copying the paragraph from the book is plagiarism. If it's a math or science question, simply knowing the answer isn't enough - you need to be able to show the work as well.
Most instructors ask you to show your work. For example, if it's math, you'll need to show how you got to the answer. Many times, having the answer helps you figure out how to solve the problem.



I'm not aware of many other subjects other than math that have the answers in the back.



Plus, the instructor will know if your answer is word for word to the book answer.



Otherwise, if you show up for the test and do poorly, then the instructor will know you didn't actually work to figure out the answers.



The funny thing is, if you actually do homework the right way, you don't even have to study for a test.How does the instructor know I am not cheating if the answers are in the textbook?
most courses are graded heavely on tests so if you cheat on hw more power to ya but you still have to do good on the test. most text books also only have some answers not all. kinda a way to look and see if you are on the right track for the hw assignment. and math text books have answers but most teachers want you to show the work. just make sure if you are looking in the back of the book to always make sure you actually understand what you are reading.
Well you know how the textbook sometimes gets the answers "wrong"

They didn't really get it wrong. This is done on purpose .. so the teacher could say ..who got this question right ( one with the answer "wrong" at the back of the book.



Cheater A puts his hand up and says he did.



BAM teacher 1.. Cheater NoneHow does the instructor know I am not cheating if the answers are in the textbook?
If your answers are worded exactly like the ones in the back, it will look a bit suspicious, to say the least. If it's, say, math, you may be required to show how you got your answer.



In any event, even if it's something like multiple choice where they really can't tell at all, you're not going to learn a thing by copying the answers out of the back. If all of your homework is the kind you can check in the back of the book, chances are, you just get a few points for doing it, maybe 20% of your grade at most. Cheating on your homework may save you some time, but it won't save your grade because the exams are worth more. The point of homework, generally speaking, is to give you the chance to test your own knowledge as a way of learning (think of each assignment as a practice test), not forced labor. It's much more effective to keep up with the work, to do the problems on your own and check your answers (and learn from your mistakes by going back and working through them again) than to do nothing all semester and try to cram at the end.