I was shocked by the 100 points - my grading system is out of a 1,000 points so that would be the difference between an A and a B for some of my kids.
I wonder if your onlines were more likely to speak up because of the medium - the internet gives them some anonymity. I have had 1 student come to me and tell me she saw another cheating. Come to think of it, she called me to tell me, which has its own level of decreased face time (but not quit anonymity). One thing this makes me think of is CrimeStoppers in Texas - there are signs all over the place that most counties will pay up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest (it's the "See a crime? We'll pay up to $1000 if you call and tell us" deal). So perhaps your friend is thinking that this is just the college version of that? M. Liz Wright Assistant Professor of Psychology The Victoria College Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences Office 105C Victoria, TX 77901 361-573-3291 x3338 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jim Guinee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:02 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Extra credit for being a fink! 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 --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
