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Academic IntegrityDaniel HickeyIST Librarian
Academic Integrity @ Penn State“The pursuit of scholarly activity in an open,
honest and responsible manner. […] the
University's Code of Conduct states that all
students should act with personal integrity,
respect other students' dignity, rights and
property, and help create and maintain an
environment in which all can succeed.” Policy 49-20
Q: How many reported cases of
academic dishonesty were there
among Freshman students in
2006/7?
1. 75 3. 200
2. 130 4. 250J. Harwood
130 cases
Watterson
Class Standing for 2006-2007
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Academic Integrity Cases System Wide
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Academic integrity is compromised by:
•Fabrication of information or citations
•Facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others
•Unauthorized possession of examinations
•Submitting the work of another person, or work previously used without informing the instructor
•Tampering with the academic work of other students
Q: Have you ever engaged in
one of these behaviors?
1. Yes 2. No
(This is anonymous, so you can be honest.)
Student Perceptions of Practices Most Likely to Be Seen as Cheating:
Watterson
Student Perceptions of Practices Most Likely to Be Seen as Cheating:
•Using an unapproved aid during an exam (96%)
•Copying from another student’s paper or exam (97%)
•Taking a test for someone else or having someone else take a test for you (97%)
•Exchanging answer sheets or papers during a test (98%) PULSE survey
Student Perceptions of Practices Least Likely to Be Seen as Cheating:
•Not telling instructor about a grading error in their favor (69%)
•Submitting the same paper for more than one class without permission (55%)
•Giving or getting exam information from someone in another section (42%)
PULSE survey
Reasons to Cheat that SomeStudents Perceive as “Justifiable”:
• Get a better grade or GPA (20%)
• Insufficient preparation (11%)
• Personal issues including stress and personal/family problems (9%)
• Time management (8%)
• Little concern for academic integrity (6%)
• Instruction issues (5%) PULSE survey
Awareness and Prevalence of Cheating
Behavior
Perceive this behavior to be cheating
Have engaged in this behavior
Males n=599
Females n=532
Male n=620
Females n=563
Ask students in another section of a course for information about a test you will take at a later time or to give other students information about a test % % % % Receive help on a take-home test in which you are not allowed to collaborate with others
% % % % Allow someone to copy your assignment or paper % % % % Use someone else’s ideas or words without referencing or crediting the original source % % % %
PULSE survey
Awareness and Prevalence of Cheating
Behavior
Perceive this behavior to be cheating
Have engaged in this behavior
Males n=599
Females n=532
Male n=620
Females n=563
Ask students in another section of a course for information about a test you will take at a later time or to give other students information about a test 57% 60% 53% 59% Receive help on a take-home test in which you are not allowed to collaborate with others
80% 87% 30% 30% Allow someone to copy your assignment or paper 91% 93% 25% 21% Use someone else’s ideas or words without referencing or crediting the original source 91% 95% 16% 8%
PULSE survey
Q: What percent of students lied
about an illness/emergency after
missing a deadline/test to avoid a
lower grade? 1. 8 3. 22
2. 16 4. 35
Behavior
Perceive this behavior to be cheating
Have engaged in this behavior
Males n=599
Females n=532
Male n=620
Females n=563
Turn in the same paper for more than one class (without receiving permission from the instructors) % % % % Not tell an instructor when an error has been made in your favor in scoring a test or an assignment % % % % Lie to an instructor about having an illness or some other emergency when you’ve missed a test or assignment % % % %
Awareness and Prevalence of Cheating
PULSE survey
Behavior
Perceive this behavior to be cheating
Have engaged in this behavior
Males n=599
Females n=532
Male n=620
Females n=563
Turn in the same paper for more than one class (without receiving permission from the instructors) 41% 50% 22% 20% Not tell an instructor when an error has been made in your favor in scoring a test or an assignment 28% 34% 35% 32% Lie to an instructor about having an illness or some other emergency when you’ve missed a test or assignment 72% 71% 16% 16%
Awareness and Prevalence of Cheating
PULSE survey
What is Plagiarism?
The action or practice of taking someone
else's work, idea, design, etc., and
passing it off as one's own; intellectual
theft.
- Oxford English Dictionary
•Program that gauges the originality of student work and aids in detecting plagiarism
•Used in more than 6,500 institutions, 106 countries, and 30 languages
•Over 1,500 instructors at Penn State have accounts
Turnitin searches:
•A current and archived copy of the publicly accessible Internet
•Millions of published works from ProQuest and Project Gutenberg
•Millions of student papers already submitted to Turnitin since 1996 (including PSU students)
Turnitin.com
Now we can:•Define academic integrity
•Identify how specific behaviors violate Penn State’s academic integrity policy
•Visualize how the behaviors are related
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