Yesterday religion, today morality... A friend of mine, and a professor in a completely different field, told me that he offers his students 100 bonus points if they catch another student cheating and turn the student in.
True story. To date, no one has cashed in. I am currently running a webCT course, and asked my students about cheating in the classroom. Most claim they have seen it, and done nothing. So I decided to stimulate the discussion further, by asking how many of them WOULD turn a fellow student in for points. So far they're all pointing fingers. Do any of you think this is a wise policy, offering bonus points for spotting cheaters? Have any of you ever implemented such an incentive in your class? I just recently learned about my friend's policy, so I haven't formulated an opinion. Hence I would enjoy someone else's. I feel like I do a lot of wise things to discourage cheating, but I'm not that dumb to think it hasn't happened. Thanks Jim Guinee [No religious individuals were harmed in the making of this question] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
