Shane Pitts wrote:
...Students sign on an honor code signature line on each exam or
assignment they complete. Professors are not allowed to stay in the classroom
while exams are taken by students. We are free to pop back in from time to
time, but we are not to stay in the testing room. Students themselves are
bound by the honor code to report anyone they see or suspect of cheating in
any way...
My son tells me that this was the precedure he experienced at
Stanford--honor code, no proctoring of exams, and students honor-bound
to report cheaters. He says that it was ridiculous. Many of the
students cheated under such tempting conditions. And no, they rarely
ratted on other cheaters. I think it comes down to a simple rule: The
easier you make it for cheating to occur and the greater the incentive
to cheat, then the more cheating that will occur.
--Dave
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Department of Psychology Phone: 707-826-3721
Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993
Arcata, CA 95521-8299 www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm
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