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What is good for academic integrity is good for learningPatricia DinneenDirector, University Teaching & Learning Center
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Why do students cheat?• Ambiguous attitudes among students• Institutional apathy• Lack clear understanding of what cheating is (e.g. shared
homework, padding bibliographies, getting exam questions ahead of time, improper citation)
• Self-interest (it’s their investment in an education)• Cultural ideas
Source: online (4/22/14). Cheating in College: Where It Happens, Why Students Do It, and How to Stop It. Huffington Post.
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Suggestions• Repeat your academic honesty policy often (Use SafeAssign)• Don’t ask what students can Google, and assume Google is a
moving target• Use scenarios, cases, and activities when possible.• Consider problems over time, with increasing sophistication
(repeated testing)• Ask similar but not identical questions• Provide, rather than ask students for, scenarios so that you know
the details and can ask probing questions• Include an oral defense• Have many assignments (grade with annotations; spot check)• Ask personal questions early to provide a context for later
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