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Source Is Important when Developing a Social Norms Campaign to Combat Academic Dishonesty
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Engler, Jennifer N.; Landau, Joshua D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
This study examined the effect of information source on students' estimates of academic dishonesty. Undergraduates read an estimate of the incidence of academic dishonesty. Half of the participants were told that the source was a professor's study and the other half heard that the source was a student's study. Participants then estimated the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Sources, Cheating, Incidence
A Strategy to Reduce Plagiarism in an Undergraduate Course
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Belter, Ronald W.; du Pre, Athena – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
This study evaluated how effective an online academic integrity module was at reducing the occurrence of plagiarism in a written assignment for a university course. In a preintervention comparison group, plagiarism was detected in 25.8% of papers submitted, compared with only 6.5% in the group that completed the academic integrity module. The…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Cheating, Integrity, Student Behavior
Keeping up with the Joneses: Students' Perceptions of Academically Dishonest Behavior
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Engler, Jennifer N.; Landau, Joshua D.; Epstein, Maya – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
To understand undergraduate perceptions of academic dishonesty and honor codes, our participants estimated the likelihood that they, their friends, and the average college student would plagiarize or cheat on tests. Undergraduates reported that the average college student was most likely to cheat, their friends would be less likely to cheat, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cheating, Undergraduate Students, Ethics
An Evaluation of the Cloze Procedure as a Test for Plagiarism.
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Standing, Lionel; Gorassini, Donald – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Reports the results of two experiments which evaluated the effectiveness of the cloze test as a method for detecting plagiarism. In both studies, the cloze performance of students was significantly better in nonplagiarizing than plagiarizing situations. Concludes that when used with caution, the cloze procedure appears to be potentially helpful in…
Descriptors: Cheating, Cloze Procedure, College Instruction, College Students
Academic Dishonesty: Prevalence, Determinants, Techniques, and Punishments.
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Davis, Stephen F.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Discusses results of a questionnaire asking students' opinions and experiences concerning academic cheating. Examines the prevalence, situational and dispositional determinants, and techniques of cheating. Concludes that pressures for good grades, student stress, ineffective deterrents, condoning teachers, and an increasing lack of academic…
Descriptors: Cheating, Discipline Problems, Ethics, Grades (Scholastic)
Additional Data on Academic Dishonesty and a Proposal for Remediation.
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Davis, Stephen F.; Ludvigson, H. Wayne – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Maintains that cheating is a major concern on college campuses. Presents data from 2,153 upper-division undergraduate students on the frequency of cheating, reasons for cheating, and influence of penalties on cheating. Offers a model that develops an internalized code of ethics to counteract academic dishonesty. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, Discipline Problems, Females