Re: Caught Cheating

[David Campbell]

Pep talks on the importance of honesty and integrity probably have little effect on cheating.  But instructors taking the time to closely monitor test-taking sessions and check on suspicious papers can make a difference.  Students cheat when they can--so we shouldn't provide them with too much temptation (don't make cheating too easy).  Also, we owe it to our honest students to take action to minimize cheating by the less-honest students. I usually caution students about cheating before an exam.  And for a take-home exam, I add something like the following (for what it's worth).  --Dave This test must be done in one sitting.  That is, pick a quiet place and time when you have about two hours of undisturbed time available.  You can use your course text and class notes.  However, you must take this test alone (absolutely no assistance from anyone else).  Understand that cheating can result in an F on both the exam and the entire course.  Write or type an “X” below to provide your word that you took this test honestly. ___ I swear that I took this test in one sitting with absolutely no help from anyone else, using only my text and class notes. John W. Nichols, M.A. wrote: Last night, PrimeTime Thursday (ABC, at 9:00CDT) had a very good special about cheating in the high school and college class. It is almost certain to be repeated. http://abcnews.go.com/Sections/Primetime/ -- PrimeTime's home page. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Primetime/US/cheating_040429-1.html -- See some of the material covered in the program, including a clip. Not a lot was new. We have discussed many of the topics and strategies on TIPS over the last few of years... ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D.        [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology        Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University       FAX:   707-826-4993 Arcata, CA  95521-8299          www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]