| The following is a very short list of techniques to use to prevent cheating. We are hoping you will be able to contribute your ideas and experiences and help us develop this list.
Establish an ethos valuing academic honor and scientific integrity.
- Put a statement of ethos in your syllabus.
- Put a handout on cheating in your course packet.
- Talk about the definition of academic pursuits and the importance of honesty.
Reduce chances for cheating:
Multiple Choice Exams
- Use ScorePak forms and testing options to reduce chances of copying in exam situations
- Use a distinctly colored pen to correct papers and mark clearly with an X through blank questions so students do not fill these in later and come back saying, "they were missed by the grader."
Fabrication of Research Results
- Have students work in teams arranged by instructor so they can cross-check each others work.
Plagiarism
- Use assignments that require students to show how they have developed their work.
Sample:
Along with a five page, typed and double spaced paper on this topic, you must hand in (1) a paragraph describing the intended audience of your paper and how you wish to impact them; and (2) one or two ealier drafts of your paper which clearly illustrate how you have modified your paper to better meet these goals.
The instructor who gave this assignment graded each portion of the assignment with equal weight. That way, when a student handed in what she thought was a plagiarized paper, she was able to give the final copy a 3.8 while giving the student a 1.0 for the revision included (it was simply a handwritten copy of the final paper) and a 0.0 for the paragraph describing his intended audience and desired impact (it wasn't included). The final grade: 1.9.
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