As a Math teacher, it can be difficult to detect that a student has plagiarized. In many instances solutions to math problems will be the exact same which cause difficulty in determining whether a student has copied another's work. I believe that this is a large reason into why traditionally assessments for math have been in class tests so that teachers are able to accurately assess a student's work. However, this limits the depth and problem-solving that teachers can expect from students during the assessment. As a result, I have also stuck with traditional tests for the majority of my assessments.
According to the following article "RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS : HOW TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM" universities have reported an increase in plagiarism and it may be linked to the availability of information through the internet. The article provides several strategies to help teachers prevent their students from plagiarizing.
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