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Proof That a Simple Positive Approach Can Reduce Student Cheating
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Fendler, Richard J.; Yates, Michael C.; Godbey, Jonathan M. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2023
This research utilizes a unique, validated, multiple-choice exam design that allows researchers to observe and measure the degree to which students copy answers from their peers. Using data collected from the exam, this study investigates whether asking students to sign an honor code at the start of the exam reduced instances of cheating relative…
Descriptors: Cheating, Prevention, Multiple Choice Tests, Ethics
The Conversational AI "ChatGPT" Outperforms Medical Students on a Physiology University Examination
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Christophe O. Soulage; Fabien Van Coppenolle; Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained massive interest with the public release of the conversational AI "ChatGPT," but it also has become a matter of concern for academia as it can easily be misused. We performed a quantitative evaluation of the performance of ChatGPT on a medical physiology university examination. Forty-one answers…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software
Who Cheats? Do Prosocial Values Make a Difference?
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Kasler, Jonathan; Sharabi-Nov, Adi; Shinwell, Eric S.; Hen, Meirav – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2023
Research has indicated the importance of internal motivation as a factor in reducing academic misconduct in higher education and some commentators have also cited prosocial values as buffers against the temptation to cheat. In light of this research, the goal of the present research was to study the roles of motivation and prosocial values in…
Descriptors: Cheating, Prosocial Behavior, Prevention, Social Values
Online Written Exams during COVID-19 Crisis
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Haus, Goffredo; Pasquinelli, Yuri Benvenuto; Scaccia, Daniela; Scarabottolo, Nello – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
The paper deals with the problem of carrying on online written exams in the University of Milan, suddenly closed due to the Covid-19 emergency. Main goal of the paper is to present and compare the different scenarios envisioned, depending on the number of students to be monitored in parallel to avoid cheating. For limited numbers, direct…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Computer Assisted Testing, Cheating
Teacher and Student Perceptions of Academic Cheating in Middle and Senior High Schools.
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Evans, Ellis D.; Craig, Delores – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
This study examined perceptions and beliefs about academic cheating held by students (N=1,763) and teachers (N=107). Questionnaire data indicate general agreement that cheating is a serious problem, but there are substantial teacher-student differences regarding criterial attributes, causal attributions, and efficacious prevention strategies. (IAH)
Descriptors: Cheating, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, High Schools
Academic Dishonesty and the Perceived Effectiveness of Countermeasures: An Empirical Survey of Cheating at a Major Public University.
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Hollinger, Richard C.; Lanza-Kaduce, Lonn – NASPA Journal, 1996
Presents self-reported prevalence and incidence data about student academic dishonesty generated from an anonymous survey. Over two-thirds of students reported some form of academic dishonesty during a sample semester. Evaluates the perceived effectiveness of cheating countermeasures by comparing those students who admitted involvement with those…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Environment