Based on Zimbardo's (1970) theory of deindividuation and Duval and Wicklund's (1972) theory of "objective self-awareness" it was predicted that self-awareness would lead to a decrease in transgressive behavior. (Editor)

Research indicates that the frequency of cheating in the classroom is increasing accelerating. Students continue to utilize the standard methods of cheating such as cheat sheets, copying off of another student's test paper, or telling friends in the next class period what was covered on an exam. With access to the World Wide Web, opportunities to…

Jason Stephens traces the growth of cheating over three decades, noting a disconnect between expressed shock and research that has shown over and over that most students do cheat, at least some of the time. Some students cheat for simple, pragmatic reasons: to get high grades and because they do not have time to do the work carefully. However, the…

From a sample of 1500 students and 119 institutions, it has found that those with lenient attitudes toward academic cheating had similar attitudes about cheating in government and industry, and institutions enrolling students with strong attitudes against cheating were more selective, all-female, and small. (Author)

Violations of ethical principles present dilemmas for college students, teachers, counselors, and administrators. (Author)

In teachers' classroom utilization of certain means of social influence, coercive power was found to produce the least cheating and the most favorable student attitudes, compared to reward and five other power base strategies utilized. Precautions as to the interpretation and possible application of the findings are discussed. (Author/CM)

A survey of the moral behavior of 185 Georgia gifted high school students, first made in 1969, was replicated in 1979. Significant changes were revealed in their beliefs, attitudes, and admissions regarding cheating in school and morality in our society in general. (Author)

Research findings suggest that cheating is situationally specific. Subjects cheat more under low risk than under high risk conditions. Cheating does not appear to be related to academic ability. (CJ)

Curriculum alignment, which links instructional content to state-designed tests, is destigmatizing "teaching to the test." Ignoring this linkage can have painful consequences. Substandard school performance can cause Texas principals to lose their jobs and Maryland schools to forfeit substantial monetary rewards. Indianapolis schools try…

Studied whether white and nonwhite males and females would judge cheating by target subjects differently based on the target's physiognomy and gender. Results from a sample of 146 undergraduates show that although whites' ratings did not differ according to target physiognomy, nonwhites favored more African targets. (SLD)

Describes a statistical procedure that detects cheating by comparing answers for pairs of students using those items on which both made errors. If the number of identical wrong answers is greater than the number expected by chance, cheating is likely. Suggests using procedure to discourage cheating. (KO)

Researchers and college administrators say fraud by researchers is rare and that continuing Congressional hearings and widespread publicity have seriously damaged the political influence of academic research. They fear increased regulation of federally supported work, loss of support for federal financing, and Congressional attempts to validate…

Survey responses from 207 of 313 graduate business students revealed that 80% had engaged in at least 1 of 15 unethical practices. No relationship appeared between ethical behavior/attitudes and student characteristics. Despite their self-perception as more ethical than undergraduates, graduate students had similar frequency of unethical behavior…

The "high stakes" environment surrounding student performance on standardized achievement tests has pressured educators to improve test scores--in both appropriate and inappropriate ways. Convened to examine such testing practices, a National Council on Measurement in Education developed guidelines for managing ethical, instructional,…

On 2 occasions, observed 22 boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 22 controls in laboratory setting which allowed subjects to steal or cheat. ADHD subjects received methylphenidate-placebo crossover. Laboratory stealing and property damage were positively correlated with maternal and staff ratings of parallel behaviors.…