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ERIC Number: EJ1186021
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1547-500X
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Ethics in the Classroom: A Ten-Year Retrospective
Cahn, E. Susanna
Journal of Educators Online, v15 n2 Jul 2018
The influence of classroom context on the probability of being caught cheating is compared between face-to-face classes and online classes. A decision tree model assigned in the context of a management science class presents alternatives, including unethical choices, risks and rewards, and a decision facing a potential ethical dilemma. Part of the student response to the assignment is estimation of the subjective probability of being caught copying on homework. Student-estimated probabilities of being caught for both "real" (face-to-face) and "virtual" classrooms are compared. The same information was collected from students at points in time ten years apart to study the change in technological context on the probability of being caught. Broadly speaking, student respondents felt that only about one third of cheaters get caught, leading to a dilemma where sometimes grades can be improved by cheating. More specifically, the probability of being caught was higher in a face-to-face classroom than a virtual classroom. That difference was significant in the earlier time period but was no longer significant ten years later.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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