So You Want Verifiable Distance Training?

Faith M. Oi

University of Florida

Entomology and Nematology Dept.

Gainesville, FL

foi@ufl.edu

Education vs. Training

Verifiable Training?

Verifiable Training?

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Verifiable Testing?

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Verifiable Testing?

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So You Want Verifiable Distance Training?

orA List of Ways to Cheat

During Distance Training

Faith M. Oi

University of Florida

Entomology and Nematology Dept.

Gainesville, FL

foi@ufl.edu

Cheating

• Academic integrity• 40-90% of post-

secondary students admitted to academically dishonest behaviors (Jendrek 1992)

Cheating

• McCabe, D.• Survey of

– 80,000 students– 12,000 faculty

• US: 67 campuses• Canada: 16

campuses • N=83

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Cheating• McCabe, D.• Survey of

– 80,000+ students• 71,071 undergrad• 11,279 graduate

– 12,316 faculty– 1,747 TAs

• US: 67 campuses• Canada: 16

campuses • N=83

Survey

• Asked about behaviors related to tests and exams

• Rank of seriousness:– Not cheating– Trivial– Moderate– Serious http://www.cartoonstock.com/

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Perceived as Moderate to Serious Cheating

Tests and ExaminationsBehavior Under-

graduatesGrad Students

Faculty

Learning what is on a test from someone who has already taken it

64%(33%)

79%(17%)

93%(35%)

Using false excuse to delay taking test

58%(16%)

67%(9%)

80%(49%)

Copying from another student on a text/exam without their knowledge

92%(11%)

95%(4%)

98%(41%)

(Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

Perceived as Moderate to Serious Cheating

Tests and Examinations

Behavior Under-graduate

Grad Students

Faculty

Helping someone else cheat on a test

89%(10%)

93%(6%)

98%(29%)

Copying from another student on a text with their knowledge

91%(9%)

95%(3%)

99%(33%)

(Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

Perceived as Moderate to Serious Cheating

Tests and Examinations

Behavior Under-graduate

Grad Students

Faculty

Using unauthorized crib/cheat notes

90%(8%)

93%(4%)

98%(26%)

Using unauthorized electronic devices to obtain information during test/exam

90%(5%)

93%(2%)

98%(11%)

(Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

Perceived as Moderate to Serious Cheating

On Other AssignmentsBehavior Under-

graduatesGrad Students

Faculty

Fabricating or falsifying lab data

68%(19%)

86%(7%)

97%(21%)

Copying someone else’s program in a course requiring computer work

83%(11%)

89%(7%)

97%(39%)

Fabricating or falsifying research data

80%(8%)

91%(4%)

98%(21%)

(Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

Student Comments

• Cheating is greater (and justifiable) when – faculty member

tends to ignore obvious incidents

– Honest students then at a disadvantage http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/

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Student Comments

• Cheating is greater (and justifiable) when – Faculty recycle

exams and written assignments

– Class has little relation of value to intended major http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/

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Why does cheating occur?• “…cheaters have

external attributional biases that enable them to justify their student cheating; non-cheaters have internal attributional bias.

• “cheaters excuse their cheating”

• (Gallant and Drinan 2006)http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/cheating-everyones-doing-it-01-af.jpg

Why does cheating occur?

• Students see education as a stepping stone to get what they want– Do not value

education for education-sake

• (Gallant and Drinan 2006) http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/cheating-everyones-doing-it-01-af.jpg

If cheating is so pervasive, is verifiable training possible?

• Possible to received education or information using distance technology

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If cheating is so pervasive, is verifiable training possible?

• Nothing beats a proctored exam

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