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Promoting academic integrity in the classroom. Mary Ellen Mastrorilli, Ph.D. Metropolitan College memastro@bu.edu September 25, 2013. Agenda. What we know about academic integrity Strategies that promote integrity Holding students accountable Discussion. What the literature says.
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Promoting academic integrity in the classroom Mary Ellen Mastrorilli, Ph.D. Metropolitan College memastro@bu.edu September 25, 2013
Agenda • What we know about academic integrity • Strategies that promote integrity • Holding students accountable • Discussion
What the literature says • Prevalence of cheating • 75% (Bowers,1964) • 56% (LaGrange, 1992) • 66% (McCabe & Trevino, 1993) • 80% (Brown, 1995) • 70% (McCabe, 2005)
What the literature says • Factors related to cheating • Peer approval (McCabe & Trevino, 1997) • Low GPA (Antion & Michael, 1983) • Ease of cheating via computers (Ross, 2005; Underwood & Szabo, 2003; Akbulut, et al., 2008) • Difficult course work (Coston & Jenks, 1998) • Pressure for high grades (Lambert, Hogan, & Barton, 2003; McCabe, 1992)
What the literature says • Characteristics of cheaters • Male, young, working, extracurricular activities (Whitley, 1998) • Male, freshmen and sophomores (McCabe, et al., 2012) • Risk takers (deBruin & Rudnick, 2007) • Engineering, physical sciences, and computer science (Sendag, et al., 2012) • English as a second language (Carroll, 2002)
Ghost writer interviewNightline 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5zksf0emF8
Foster honesty • Emulate it. • Talk about it. • Sign an honor pledge. • Create unique assignments that require solving problems, analyzing issues, making decisions. • Use in-class written essays. • Use office interviews and discussions. • Use turnitin.com as a research/writing aid.
Allegiance and accountability • Honor the honest students. • Deal in good faith with the dishonest students. • We ALL make mistakes.