I think that unless the 'accuser' is willing to come forth there is little you can do. I had a similar situation happen and without an open accuser and the proctor not having seen this occur (in my case, I was there, not a proctor, and did not see it), you have no 'evidence'.
You can do what I did, which was to keep a much more careful eye on this person in the future, but that's about all you can do. You can also talk to him and tell him that someone who wishes to remain anonymous has told you about what she saw....this is what I did. The irony was that the student received a D on the exam despite the purported cheating. I did not see it but did notice that I thought the person's behavior was more than the usual 'antsy'. He of course denied it, stating that he was antsy because he knew he was doing poorly. Who knows? In my case I suspect his unusually wiggly behavior may have suggested to my 'accuser' that cheating was going on, but the grade certainly suggested that if he was cheating he wasn't doing a very good job of it! Afterwards he voluntarily sat himself right in front of me for every exam--in almost defiance. I guess, good for him! Annette > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Guinee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Fri 10/29/2004 9:26 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Cc: > Subject: cheating question, advice welcomed > A nice non-spiritual dilemma :-) > > I normally proctor my own exams, but a conference I wanted > to attend happened to coincide with the date of a course exam. > > To get to the point, the department's proctor reported that one of > my students spoke to her after class, claiming she saw another student > cheating during the test. According to the accuser, the alleged offender > had his notebook open, on the floor, and was looking down at it > while working on the test. > > The proctor informed me she did NOT see this occur. > > The student did not name the alleged offender, but from the description of > him (and the fact she sits right behind him in class) I know exactly > who she is talking about. > > I have never had this kind of cheating situation arise, and I > would be interested in hearing from others. I just learned about it > this afternoon, and have had little time to consider my next steps. > > I'm pretty sure the first thing I should do is to call the accuser > into my office and discuss what she saw. > > From there I am uncertain what I can do given that I didn't see the event. > > I also want to let the accuser know what might occur if I decide to go > through with this (I don't want her to get burned later by opening her > mouth). > > Minimally I feel the alleged offender needs to be told that an accusation > was made, and give him a chance to respond. > > I expect him to deny it, and from there, I'm not sure what else can or > should be done. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt, which any > student deserves, but to be warned that a complaint has been made and > while not proven guilty he is nonetheless "suspect." > > I hope that's clear and sufficient. > > Best wishes, > Jim Guinee > > ************************************************************************ > Jim Guinee, Ph.D. > Director of Training & Adjunct Professor > University of Central Arkansas Counseling Center > 313 Bernard Hall Conway, AR 72035 USA > > "Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a > Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when > we're only talking about it." ... Charles F. Banning > > E-mail is not a secure means to transmit confidential > information. The UCA Counseling Center staff does not > use e-mail to discuss personal issues. The staff does > not maintain 24-hour access to their e-mail accounts. > ************************************************************************** > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
