tech-savvy cheating: new insights into honest assessments presented by laura a. ledoux, esq. april...
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Tech-Savvy Cheating: New Insights into
Honest Assessments
Presented by Laura A. LeDoux, Esq.April 15, 2015
IACBE Conference
Academic Dishonesty – A Rampant Problem
Background
•Academic dishonesty is on the rise• Is cheating a learned behavior?• Is technology really the problem?•What can we do as educators to alleviate this problem
while still availing ourselves of the benefit of the technology?
Literature Review
• There is divergent research regarding whether the online forum contributes to academic dishonesty• It appears that the instructional setting plays less of a role
in the prevalence of cheating than other factors•Many other factors play a role in academic dishonesty such
as: age, background, year in school, and membership in social organizations•No studies focused on the foundational reasons for
cheating and how they were impacted by technology
Hypotheses• That instructor diligence is the main deterrent to
academic dishonesty• That the incidence of academic dishonesty increases
throughout the students’ academic careers and reaches its apex in the senior academic year•When penalties are not communicated incidence of
academic dishonesty increases
Method of Research•Anonymous participants included:• 93 undergraduates from various hybrid and face-to-face
Business classes at institutions in Southern California• 43 freshman, 8 sophomores, 3 juniors and 39 seniors
Results• The forum in which the assessment is presented is less
important than how it is presented• The majority of students who cheat are not caught and/or
disciplined (94%)• The greatest deterrent for students is the clear and continuous
communication of expectations and penalties (93%)• The greatest deterrent for students who were not caught is
their own personal guilt (29%)
% Tempted % Who Cheated % Caught Cheating % Aware of Policy0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Academic Dishonesty Rates – Freshman and Seniors
Freshman Seniors Total
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Total0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
84%
100%
67%
82% 84%
68%
75%
50%
70%66%
54%50%
67%
56% 55%
30%
100%
33%
82%
53%
Cheating Rates by Class Rank
#REF! Aware of Penalties Tempted to Cheat Ethics
Unprepared45%
Overwhelmed27%
Grades20%
Pressure8%
Main Reasons Students Cheat
UnpreparedOverwhelmedGradesPressure
Clear Penalties65%
Proctoring23%
SafeAssign13%
Main DETERRENTS TO CHEATING