1. How would you rate your campus on the following factors?
| Very Low | Medium | |
|
|
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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 | |
|
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 | |
|
|
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 | |
|
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
57% |
18% |
14% |
8% |
3% |
7. Have you ever reported another student for cheating?
| Yes | No |
| 4% | 97% |
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
63% |
6% |
4% |
27 % |
15% |
6% |
28% |
51% |
2. How likely is it that:
| Very Unlikely |
Unlikely | 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 |
|
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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% |
*Donald L. McCabe. 2003 Spring Semester Academic Integrity Survey Study conducted at Kansas State University.