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Kansas State University

 

K-State Honor & Integrity System
Kansas State University
215 Fairchild Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-2595
Fax: 785-532-5944
honor@k-state.edu

Student Academic Integrity Survey
KSU Student- (N=117) (Demographics)
Preliminary Report*

 

1. How would you rate your campus on the following factors?

 

Very Low
  Medium
Very High
Not App.
The severity of penalties for cheating?
1%
4%
14%
52%
30%
%
Student understanding of campus policies concerning cheating?
2%
11%
26%
40%
21%
%
The faculty's understanding of these policies?
1%
2%
13%
40%
44%
%
Student support of these policies?
2%
5%
38%
43%
12%
%
Faculty support of these policies?
0%
0%
16%
45%
39%
%
The effectiveness of these policies?
3%
9%
40%
37%
11%
%

2. Have you ever been informed about the academic integrity of cheating policies on your campus?

 

Yes

No
 %97%

4%

If yes, where and how much have you learned about these policies?

 

Learned Little
Learned Some  Learned a Lot
No Response
First year orientation program
29%
38%
21%
12%
HIPE Program
  61%
20%
5%
15%
Program Counselor/Faculty Advisor
42%
34%
10%
14%
Other students
35%
43%
13%
9%
Faculty
4%
24%
67%
5%
GTAs
68%
19%
0%
13%
Deans or other administrators
45%
27%
13%
15%
Student Handbook
25%
35%
30%
10%
Other
18%
2%
5%
75%

 

3. In the past year, how often, if at all, have your instructors discussed policies concerning?

  Never Very Seldom  Seldom
Often
Very Often
Plagiarism
4%
13%
28%
39%
17%
Group work/collaboration
7%
9%
30%
41%
13%
Proper attribution of written sources
3%
13%
20%
45%
19%
Attribution of Internet sources
4%
17%
18%
41%
19%
Falsification of lab data
25%
15%
34%
18%
7%
Falsification of research data
25%
16%
33%
17%
10%

4. How frequently do you think the following occur on campus:

 

Never

Very Seldom  Seldom
Often
Very Often
Plagiarism
0%
23%
43%
27%
7%
Inappropriate sharing in group assignments
0%
12%
30%
43%
16%
Cheating during tests/examinations
0%
44%
35%
18%
3%
Falsifying lab data
5%
34%
45%
13%
4%
Falsifying research data
5%
42%
42%
8%
2%

5. In the past year, how often, if ever, have you suspected another student of cheating during a test/exam?

Never
Once  A Few Times
Several Times
Many Times
33%
16%
37%
9%
5%

6. In the past year, how often, if ever, were you sure another student of cheating during a test/exam?

Never
Once  A Few Times
Several Times
Many Times
57%
18%
14%
8%
3%

7. Have you ever reported another student for cheating?

Yes

No
4%

97%

Specific behaviors

1. Students have different views on what constitutes cheating and what is acceptible behavior. We would like to ask you some questions about specific behaviors that some students might consider cheating. Please circle one response for each question.

Part I: In the past year , how often have you engaged in any of the following behaviors?

Part II: How serious do you consider this form of cheating?

 

Turning in work done by someone else.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
89%
4%
4%
3%
9%
11%
30%
51%

Working on an assignment with others when the instructor asked for individual work.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
55%
20%
21%
4 %
13%
47%
33%
7%

Receiving unpermitted help on an assignment.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
72%
14%
9%
5%
14%
42%
33%
11%

Writing or providing a paper for another student.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
93%
4%
1%
3 %
10%
3%
19%
68%

Providing a previously graded assignment to someone to submit as their own work.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
90%
3%
4%
4%
13%
6%
24%
58%

Sharing an assignment with another student so they have an example to work from.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
27%
31%
39%
3 %
50%
31%
14%
5%

Getting Q/A from someone who has taken test.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
77%
8%
13%
2 %
13%
14%
33%
41%

In a course requiring computer work, copying a friend's program rather than doing your own.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
68%
3%
2%
28 %
7%
12%
30%
51%

Helping someone else cheat on a test.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
96%
2%
1%
2 %
8%
1%
14%
78%

Falsifying/fabricating lab data.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
72%
7%
5%
16 %
7%
22%
46%
26%

Falsifying/fabricating research data.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
78%
2%
0%
20 %
8%
9%
39%
44%

Fabricating/falsifying a bibliography.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
84%
6%
1%
10 %
9%
14%
42%
36%

Copying from another student during a test or exam without his or her knowing it.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
91%
7%
0%
3 %
8%
3%
9%
81%

Copying from another student during a test or exam with his or her knowledge.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
94%
4%
1%
2 %
8%
2%
8%
83%

Copying few sentences of material from written source without footnoting them in a paper.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
50%
23%
21%
6 %
14%
30%
40%
16%

Turning in a paper obtained in large part from from a free term paper "mill" or website.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
93%
1%
0%
6 %
11%
3%
17%
70%

Turning in a paper obtained in large part from from a term paper "mill" or website that charged for this information.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
93%
0%
0%
7 %
11%
3%
17%
70%

Copying a few sentences from an Internet source without footnoting them in a paper.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
54%
25%
16%
6 %
18%
32%
30%
20%

Using unpermitted crib notes during a test.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
86%
6%
5%
4 %
8%
7%
16%
69%

Copying material almost word for word from written source and turning it in as your own work.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
87%
5%
3%
5 %
8%
6%
23%
64%

Altering graded test to try to get additional credit.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
91%
3%
0%
6 %
9%
4%
19%
68%

Turning in a paper copied from another student.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
88%
5%
3%
5 %
10%
6%
24%
60%

Using a false excuse to obtain extension on due date.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
84%
8%
5%
4 %
13%
23%
33%
31%

Hiding library or course materials.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
87%
2%
0%
11 %
28%
23%
19%
29%

Damaging library or course materials.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
88%
1%
0%
11%
33%
18%
21%
29%

Cheating on a test in another way.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
71%
1%
3%
25 %
19%
8%
11%
62%

Cheating on a written assignment in another way.

Part I  Never

Once
More than Once Not Applicable Part II Not Cheating Trivial Cheating
Moderate Cheating
Serious Cheating
63%
6%
4%
27 %
15%
6%
28%
51%

2. How likely is it that:

 

 

Very Unlikely
Unlikely Likely
Very Likely
You would report an incident of cheating that you observed?
16%
49%
29%
6%
The typical student at your school would report such violations?
11%
67%
21%
1%
A student would report a close friend?
75%
21%
4%
1%

3. How strongly do you agree with the following statements?

 

Disagree Strongly

     
Agree Strongly
Cheating is a serious problem.
7%
43%
35%
12%
3%
Our student judicial process is fair and impartial.
3%
5%
22%
49%
21%
Students should be held responsible for monitoring the academic integrity of other students.
5%
30%
30%
30%
5%
Faculty change exams/assignments on a regular basis.
2%
16%
15%
50%
17%
The amount of course work is reasonable.
1%
13%
10%
65%
12%
Difficulty of exams/assignments is appropriate.
1%
20%
11%
56%
11%
Assessments used in my course are effective.
3%
21%
18%
50%
8%
Assessment used in my courses help me learn concepts.
4%
14%
18%
64%
0%

 

Qualitative Student Comments

 

*Donald L. McCabe. 2003 Spring Semester Academic Integrity Survey Study conducted at Kansas State University.