Plagiarism seems like a clear-cut crime: if the words of another author appear in one’s writing without appropriate attribution, that writer has “stolen” those words. U.S. higher education institutions…
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The most common approach to cheating involves trying to prevent it—multiple versions of a test, roving observation during tests, software that detects plagiarism, policies that prohibit it. However, if…
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Although there are software-based services that can help instructors check the originality of student writing and discourage students from deliberately copying the work of others, many instances of plagiarism…
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Activities that Promote Awareness of What Is and Isn’t Cheating
April 11, 2018 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Although some behaviors are pretty much universally identified as cheating (copying exam answers, for example), we’re not in agreement on everything. Particularly significant are disagreements between faculty and students…
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Students as a Forgotten Ally in Preventing Cheating
March 13, 2018 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
I’m still wandering around in the literature on cheating. It’s hard not to get depressed. It’s such a pervasive problem and one that compromises all that education could and…
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A Memo to Students on Cheating
January 17, 2018 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Cheating among college students remains rampant. Our institutional and/or course policies aren’t stopping much of it. There are lots of reasons why, which we could debate, but the more…
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But What If They Cheat? Giving Non-Proctored Online Assessments
December 8, 2017 Sheryl Cornelius, EdD
As online education continues to grow, so does the potential for academic dishonesty. So how do you ensure your online students are not cheating on their tests? Bottom line,…
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Plagiarism vs. Originality: Why I [heart] Melania Trump
September 2, 2016 Diane Rubino
When I first I started teaching, I knew what plagiarism meant and how it related to schoolwork. But student “cheaters” challenged my beliefs. I also assumed graduate students would…
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A lot of faculty worry that they do. Given the cheating epidemic in college courses, why wouldn’t students be even more inclined to cheat in an unmonitored exam situation?…
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Promoting Digital Citizenship and Academic Integrity in Technology Classrooms
February 10, 2015 Meigan Robb PhD and Teresa Shellenbarger PhD
New technology continues to emerge and influence the classroom learning environment. Students now have immediate and unlimited access to digital content, resources, and databases. To capitalize on the wealth…