Research suggests that a majority of students cheat at some point in their academic career. Which one of the following is NOT a recommendation to reduce cheating in the classroom?

Encouraging collaboration with peers on assignments is not a recommendation to reduce cheating, since shared work on individual tasks can itself blur into cheating.

Reducing the focus on grades and giving students the required material is a genuine recommendation that lowers pressure to cheat.

Giving clear guidelines on what counts as cheating with firm consequences is a standard deterrent recommendation.

Ensuring students are well prepared for tasks and tests reduces the temptation to cheat and is recommended.

Collaboration is valuable for learning but not when assignments are meant to be completed independently.

Anxiety and heavy grade pressure are among the strongest drivers of academic dishonesty.