As of 4/27/99 I have received 22 responses to the cheating survey. Thanks
again to everyone who responded and, if you haven't returned your survey, I
would still appreciate responses!
Kirsten
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Demographics:
1. Please describe yourself.
Do you teach:
16 (69.6%) full time
7 (30.4%) part time or adjunct
Are you:
12 (52.2%) female
11 (47.8%) male
Highest degree attained:
0 bachelor's or equivalent
5 (21.7%) master's degree or equivalent
18 (78.3%) doctorate or equivalent
2. Please describe your school.
Is your school a:
20 (87.0%) 4 year college or university
3 (13.0%) 2 year college or community college
0 high school
If you are at a 4 year college or university, what is your *primary*
responsibility?
0 research only
0 research and teach only graduate courses
5 (21.7%) research and teach graduate and undergraduate courses
5 (21.7%) research and teach only undergraduate courses
0 teaching only graduate courses
2 (8.7%) teaching graduate and undergraduate courses
7 (30.4%) teaching only undergraduate courses
School size (approximate enrollment): M= 9,300
range: 500 (n=2) to 45,000 (n=1); median = 6,500
3. Please describe your teaching experiences.
Number of classes/sections taught per academic year: M= 6
range: 2 (n=4) to 10 (n=1); median = 7
Do you teach any honors courses (e.g., academic scholars program,
college honors program)?
7 (30.4%) Yes
15 (65.2%) No
In the current academic year, how many instances of cheating have you
caught? (Please use your definition of cheating.)
None - 11 (47.8%)
1 - 4 (17.4%)
2 - 5 (21.7%)
3 - 0
4 - 0
5 - 3 (13.0%)
6 - 0
7 - 0
8 or more - 0
In the current academic year, how many instances of cheating have you
suspected? (Please use your definition of cheating.)
None - 4 (17.4%)
1 - 6 (26.1%)
2 - 3 (13.0%)
3 - 3 (13.0%)
4 - 3 (13.0%)
5 - 0
6 - 0
7 - 0
8 or more - 4 (17.4%)
*****Reminder: the survey below is one a student wrote and used in a
previous experiment. I used her unedited survey so I could make a direct
comparison between student and faculty responses. Several people
"qualified" their responses which I could only enter into SPSS as missing
data. I will comment on the qualifications when I write the full
experimental report.
Please read each of the following "cheating scenarios" and decide if the
behavior *is* or *is not* cheating.
1. Copying from someone else's test
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
2. Stealing a test to study from
22 (95.7%) is cheating
1 (4.3%) is not cheating
3. Stealing a test in order to memorize the answers
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
4. Copying homework when told to work alone
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
5. Handing in someone else's paper
22 (95.7%) is cheating
1 (4.3%) is not cheating
6. Using someone else's paper as assistance
6 (26.1%) is cheating
13 (56.5%) is not cheating
4 (17.4%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
7. Asking what the questions are to an exam that someone else had that you
have
not had yet
19 (82.6%) is cheating
4 (17.4%) is not cheating
8. Obtaining someone else's test from a previous year
6 (26.1%) is cheating
16 (69.6%) is not cheating
1 (4.3%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
9. Allowing someone to copy your work
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
10. Taking materials into an exam, such as a crib sheet
22 (95.7%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
1 (4.3%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
11. Fabricating references (referencing books you didn't use)
22 (95.7%) is cheating
1 (4.3%) is not cheating
12. Inventing books for a bibliography
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
13. Taking an exam for someone else
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
14. Having someone take an exam for you
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
15. Continuing to answer questions on an exam after time is called
13 (56.5%) is cheating
9 (39.1%) is not cheating
1 (4.3%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
16. Copying homework without the other person knowing
23 (100%) is cheating
[ ] is not cheating
17. Inventing information for a paper
21 (91.3%) is cheating
2 (8.7%) is not cheating
18. Paraphrasing without reference
19 (82.6%) is cheating
4 (17.4%) is not cheating
19. Copying without reference
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
20. Collaboration during a test
20 (87.0%) is cheating
1 (4.3%) is not cheating
2 (8.7%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
21. Doing someone else's work
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
22. Handing in same paper to two different courses assuming original work is
expected
21 (91.3%) is cheating
2 (8.7%) is not cheating
23. Programming a calculator
14 (60.9%) is cheating
8 (34.8%) is not cheating
1 (4.3%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
24. Not doing fair share in group assignment and receiving full credit
11 (47.8%) is cheating
11 (47.8%) is not cheating
1 (4.3%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
25. Changing answers on a graded test and claiming correcting error of the
professor
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
26. Making up excuses to hand assingments in late
18 (78.3%) is cheating
5 (21.7%) is not cheating
27. Making up excuses to take a test late to allow more study time
18 (78.3%) is cheating
5 (21.7%) is not cheating
28. Making up excuses to take a test late in order to get the answers from
others in the class
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
29. Altering data so it fits your needs
23 (100%) is cheating
0 is not cheating
30. Copying works from the internet
20 (87.0%) is cheating
2 (8.7%) is not cheating
1 (4.3%) couldn't decide/qualified their response
31. Using Cliff's notes instead of reading
7 (30.4%) is cheating
16 (69.6%) is not cheating
32. Using Cliff's notes for a paper
16 (69.6%) is cheating
7 (30.4%) is not cheating
33. Are there any other behaviors you consider to be cheating that are not on
the survey? If so, please list them.
* signaling answers during an exam
* fabricating information from a personal interview that never
actually
occurred
* collaboration on an assignment or take-home text/exam/quiz for which
collaboration is expressly forbidden
