"But We Did It Together;" Or, Academic Integrity and Misrepresentation among College Students.
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| author | Peterson, Lorna |
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| contents | "But We Did It Together;" Or, Academic Integrity and Misrepresentation among College Students. Peterson, Lorna Assignments Cheating Codes of Ethics College Students Higher Education Moral Issues Plagiarism Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Views of students and teachers on misrepresentation, one aspect of academic dishonesty, were studied. Misrepresentation is defined as "retyping another person's paper and submitting it as your own." Three library instructors and 22 undergraduate students at Iowa State University were interviewed for their views on why students turn in the same assignment. Before the interviews, students wrote down reasons they would/would not turn in the same assignment. While all of the teachers said they would have the students redo the assignment, the way they would proceed was based on the circumstances and the student's response. The consensus among instructors was that most of the students who commit misrepresentation are not aware of the principles of independent scholarship and academic integrity. Sixty-one percent of the students would not turn in the same assignment; however, about 35% were motivated by fear of punishment, or they placed conditions on their reasoning that indicated a sketchy comprehension of misrepresentation and academic dishonesty. While 39% of the students may be close to understanding academic integrity, they were motivated by their own immediate needs. One percent of the students did not indicate any conflict with misrepresentation. Students' answers are considered in light of Kohlberg's model of moral development. (SW) |
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| spellingShingle | "But We Did It Together;" Or, Academic Integrity and Misrepresentation among College Students. Peterson, Lorna Assignments Cheating Codes of Ethics College Students Higher Education Moral Issues Plagiarism Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes "But We Did It Together;" Or, Academic Integrity and Misrepresentation among College Students. Peterson, Lorna Assignments Cheating Codes of Ethics College Students Higher Education Moral Issues Plagiarism Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Views of students and teachers on misrepresentation, one aspect of academic dishonesty, were studied. Misrepresentation is defined as "retyping another person's paper and submitting it as your own." Three library instructors and 22 undergraduate students at Iowa State University were interviewed for their views on why students turn in the same assignment. Before the interviews, students wrote down reasons they would/would not turn in the same assignment. While all of the teachers said they would have the students redo the assignment, the way they would proceed was based on the circumstances and the student's response. The consensus among instructors was that most of the students who commit misrepresentation are not aware of the principles of independent scholarship and academic integrity. Sixty-one percent of the students would not turn in the same assignment; however, about 35% were motivated by fear of punishment, or they placed conditions on their reasoning that indicated a sketchy comprehension of misrepresentation and academic dishonesty. While 39% of the students may be close to understanding academic integrity, they were motivated by their own immediate needs. One percent of the students did not indicate any conflict with misrepresentation. Students' answers are considered in light of Kohlberg's model of moral development. (SW) |
| title | "But We Did It Together;" Or, Academic Integrity and Misrepresentation among College Students. |
| topic | Assignments Cheating Codes of Ethics College Students Higher Education Moral Issues Plagiarism Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED275281 |