Faculty Academic Integrity Survey
KSU Faculty - (N=108) (Demographics)
Preliminary Report*
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%
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14%
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35%
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24%
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7%
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19%
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| Student understanding of campus policies concerning cheating? |
2%
|
20%
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48%
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14%
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5%
|
11%
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| The faculty's understanding of these policies? |
1%
|
19%
|
39%
|
29%
|
6%
|
7%
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| Student support of these policies? |
1%
|
9%
|
35%
|
26%
|
1%
|
28%
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| Faculty support of these policies? |
0%
|
5%
|
22%
|
41%
|
16%
|
16%
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| The effectiveness of these policies? |
1%
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13%
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35%
|
22%
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7%
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22%
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2. When, if at all, do you discuss with students your policies concerning?
| Do not Discuss | On Ind. Assign | In my Syllabus |
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| Plagiarism |
7%
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36%
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71%
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61%
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4%
|
5%
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| Group work/collaboration |
8%
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52%
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38%
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44%
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1%
|
5%
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| Proper attribution |
12%
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51%
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20%
|
21%
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8%
|
19%
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| Attribution of Internet sources |
17%
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46%
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15%
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19%
|
6%
|
23%
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| Falsification of research data |
19%
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19%
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11%
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13%
|
6%
|
43%
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| Falsification of lab data |
19%
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7%
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6%
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7%
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2%
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63%
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3. Please note the primary sources from which you have learned about the student academic integrity policies on your campus:
| Percentage | |
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Faculty Orientation Program
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25%
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Faculty Handbook
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43%
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Department Chair/Head
|
33%
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Other Faculty
|
41%
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Other--Click here for written
|
35%
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Students
|
4%
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Deans or Other Administrators
|
20%
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Publicized results of Judicial Hearings
|
20%
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University Calendar
|
6%
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Never Been Informed About These Policies
|
3%
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4. In the past year, how often, if ever, have you suspected a student of cheating during a test/exam or on a major written assignment?
| NA | Never | Once | A Few Times |
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| 3% |
24%
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26%
|
39%
|
8%
|
0%
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5. In the past year, how often, if ever, were you sure a student of cheating during a test/exam or on a major written assignment?
| NA | Never | Once | A Few Times |
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3%
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62%
|
23%
|
10%
|
2%
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0%
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6. If you were convinced, even after discussion with the student, that a student had cheated on a major test or assignment in your course, what would be your most likely reaction?
| Percentage | |
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Reprimand or warn the student
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39%
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Lower the student's grade
|
18%
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Fail the student on the test/assignment
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59%
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Fail the student for the course
|
16%
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Other--Click here for comments
|
29%
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Report student to a Dean
|
7%
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Report student to a Chair/Director
|
35%
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Do nothing about the incident
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0%
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Redo the test/assignment
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15%
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7. Have you ever ignored a suspected incident of cheating in one of your courses for any reason?
| Yes | No |
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32%
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69%
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If so, did any of the following factors influence your decision? (Check all that apply.)
| Percentage | |
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Lack of evidence/proof
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32%
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Cheating was trivial/not serious
|
7%
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No time to pursue suspected cases
|
5%
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Other--Click here for comments
|
3%
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Student will ultimately suffer
|
5%
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Didn't want to deal with it
|
6%
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Lack of support from administration
|
1%
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8. Have you ever referred a case of suspected cheating to anyone?
| Yes | No |
| 44% |
56%
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If you have referred a suspected case of cheating to your Chair, the Dean of Students, your campus Judicial Board, or someone else, how satisfied were you with the way the cases were handled?
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Very Satisfied
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Satisfied
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Neutral
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Unsatisfied
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Very Unsatisfied
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| 31% |
49%
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14%
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6%
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0%
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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 last three years , how often have you observed any of the following behaviors in your class?
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 |
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40%
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13%
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39%
|
9%
|
2%
|
3%
|
8%
|
87%
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Working on an assignment with others.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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42%
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12%
|
30% |
16%
|
4%
|
11%
|
48%
|
37%
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Receiving unpermitted help on an assignment.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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48%
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12%
|
20%
|
20%
|
5%
|
11%
|
52%
|
32%
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Writing or providing a paper for another student.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once |
Not Applicable |
Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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|
73%
|
5%
|
9%
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|
0%
|
1%
|
7%
|
92%
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Providing a graded assignment to another student to submit.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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76%
|
4%
|
8%
|
13%
|
3%
|
1%
|
8%
|
88%
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Sharing an assignment with other to use as an example.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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44%
|
4%
|
34%
|
18%
|
36%
|
18%
|
31%
|
15%
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Getting Q/A from someone who has taken test.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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64%
|
5%
|
19%
|
12%
|
6%
|
6%
|
11%
|
78%
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Copying a friend's computer program.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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24%
|
4%
|
13%
|
59%
|
1%
|
1%
|
9%
|
88%
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Helping someone else cheat on a test.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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|
68%
|
11%
|
9%
|
12%
|
0%
|
1%
|
9%
|
90%
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Falsifying/fabricating lab data.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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33%
|
1%
|
1%
|
65%
|
0%
|
3%
|
6%
|
92%
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Falsifying/fabricating research data.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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37%
|
2%
|
4%
|
57%
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0%
|
1%
|
4%
|
95%
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Fabricating/falsifying a bibliography.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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54%
|
9%
|
3%
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|
2%
|
5%
|
22%
|
71%
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Copying on test from other without their knowledge.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
|
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|
57%
|
10%
|
25%
|
8%
|
0%
|
0%
|
10%
|
90%
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Copying on test from another with their knowledge.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
|
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|
61%
|
14%
|
17%
|
8%
|
0%
|
1%
|
6%
|
93%
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Copying few sentences from written source w/o citing.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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21%
|
8%
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54%
|
17%
|
1%
|
20%
|
42%
|
37%
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Turning in a paper obtained in large part from from a term paper "mill" or website that did not charge for this information.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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60%
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7%
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8%
|
25%
|
1%
|
0%
|
13%
|
86%
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Turning in a paper obtained in large part from a term paper "mill" or website that charged a fee for this information.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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71%
|
2%
|
2%
|
25%
|
1%
|
0%
|
10%
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89%
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Copying a few sentences of material 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 |
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32%
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12%
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38%
|
18%
|
3%
|
17%
|
43%
|
37%
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Using unpermitted crib notes (cheat notes) during a test.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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69%
|
7%
|
8%
|
16%
|
0%
|
0%
|
12%
|
88%
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Copying material word for word from written source.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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|
40%
|
17%
|
28%
|
15%
|
1%
|
1%
|
13%
|
85%
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Altering graded test and submitting it for additional credit.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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69%
|
10%
|
2%
|
19%
|
0%
|
1%
|
12%
|
87%
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Turned in a paper copied from another student.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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60%
|
11%
|
14%
|
14%
|
1%
|
2%
|
14%
|
83%
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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 |
|
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57%
|
14%
|
21%
|
8%
|
8%
|
14%
|
40%
|
38%
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Hiding library or course materials.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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67%
|
5%
|
3%
|
25%
|
15%
|
9%
|
23%
|
54%
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Damaging library or course materials.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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71%
|
2%
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0%
|
27%
|
22%
|
3%
|
20%
|
55%
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Cheating on a test in another way.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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50%
|
6%
|
1%
|
43%
|
0%
|
3%
|
9%
|
89%
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Cheating on a written assignment in another way.
| Part I | Never | Once | More than Once | Not Applicable | Part II | Not Cheating | Trivial Cheating |
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|
47%
|
3%
|
2%
|
49%
|
0%
|
4%
|
4%
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93%
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2. How strongly do you agree with the following statements?
Cheating is a serious problem here.
| Disagree strongly |
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| 2% |
27%
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37%
|
28%
|
7%
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Our student judicial process is fair and impartial.
| Disagree strongly |
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| 1% |
5%
|
28%
|
43%
|
23%
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Students should be held responsible for monitoring the acadmic offenses of other students.
| Disagree strongly |
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| 3% |
16%
|
29%
|
44%
|
17%
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Assessments in my courses are effective at evaluating student understanding of course concepts.
| Disagree strongly |
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| 0% |
1%
|
3%
|
61%
|
35%
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Assessments in my courses help students learn concepts.
| Disagree strongly |
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| 1% |
1%
|
6%
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58%
|
34%
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3. Which of the measures in Column 1, or combination of measures, do you think is most likely to be taken on your campus if a student is found responsible for cheating on a major test or written assignment? In column 2, please tell us what you think the penalty should be. (Check all that apply.)
| Likely Action | Preferred Action | |
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The student will be given a reprimand or warning
|
61% |
29%
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The student will receive a grade reduction
|
35% |
30%
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The student will be required to make up the exam/assignment |
31% |
21%
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The student will receive a failing grade for the exam/assignment
|
44% |
53%
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The student will be given a failing grade for the course
|
18% |
19%
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The student will be given an XF grade for the course
|
24% |
31%
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The student will be placed on probation
|
11% |
17%
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The student will be suspended from school
|
3% |
7%
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The student will be expelled from school
|
4% |
4%
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Other
|
2% |
2%
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Don't know
|
7% |
3%
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4. What safeguards do you employ to reduce cheating in your courses? (Check all that apply.)
| Percentage | |
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None, I do not use any special safeguards in my courses
|
2%
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Make copies of exams before returning them to students
|
8%
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Use the Internet to confirm plagiarism
|
16%
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Provide information on syllabus about cheating/plagiarism
|
69%
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Change exams regularly
|
80%
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Hand out different versions of an exam
|
47%
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Discuss you views on the importance of honesty and academic integrity with your students
|
63%
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Remind students about their obligation under your school's academic integrity policy
|
50%
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Tell students about methods you will use to detect and deter cheating in your course
|
19%
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Have students sit apart from each other during tests and examinations
|
46%
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Closely monitor students taking a test/exam
|
76%
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Other--Click here for comments
|
19%
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*Donald L. McCabe. 2003 Spring Semester Academic Integrity Survey Study conducted at Kansas State University.