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Murdock, Tamera B. – Mathematics Teacher, 1999
Discusses how many students cheat in middle and high school mathematics classes and the reasons for cheating. Offers practices to prevent student cheating. Contains 19 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Cheating, Discipline Problems, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools
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Raffetto, William G. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1985
Enumerates 14 forms of academic dishonesty in higher education. Sees lack of confidence and parental/peer pressure as possible causes. Suggests preventive measures for faculty. Urges administrators to create an environment conducive to learning and excellence and protect against unfair competition for grades. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cheating, Community Colleges, Discipline Problems
Moss, Berk – 1984
Originally presented to a high school faculty surveyed on student cheating, this paper serves as a teachers' guide to preventing cheating and dealing with cheating incidents. An introduction cites figures indicating that cheating is widespread and urges teachers to impress upon students the seriousness and offensiveness of cheating. The first part…
Descriptors: Cheating, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, High Schools
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Singhal, Avinash C.; Johnson, Patti – College Student Journal, 1983
Outlines methods to prevent cheating in colleges by: (1) defining the problem; (2) describing physical arrangements of testing situations; and (3) stressing the importance of detection and retributions for academic dishonesty. The individual faculty member should control cheating. A "cheating" table provides suggestions for detecting and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cheating, Classroom Techniques, College Students
Hardy, Richard J.; Burch, David – Teaching Political Science, 1981
Offers some caveats and suggestions to aid political science professors in dealing with students who cheat and plagiarize. The changing legal status of U.S. college students and student rights are discussed. Relevant court decisions and recent legislation pertaining to academic dishonesty are examined. (RM)
Descriptors: Cheating, Court Litigation, Discipline Problems, Due Process
Cizek, Gregory J. – 1999
The problems of cheating on tests and what to do about it are explored, beginning with information on the methods used to cheat. Methods to detect cheating, circumstances that promote cheating, and ways to respond at the individual and institutional levels are outlined. The chapters are: (1) "An Introduction to Cheating: The Wrong and the Short of…
Descriptors: Cheating, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
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Davis, Stephen F.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Discusses results of a questionnaire asking students' opinions and experiences concerning academic cheating. Examines the prevalence, situational and dispositional determinants, and techniques of cheating. Concludes that pressures for good grades, student stress, ineffective deterrents, condoning teachers, and an increasing lack of academic…
Descriptors: Cheating, Discipline Problems, Ethics, Grades (Scholastic)
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Alschuler, Alfred S.; Blimling, Gregory S. – College Teaching, 1995
A discussion of the prevalence of academic cheating in higher education looks at research on the problem and at possible remedies. Difficulties for faculty in enforcing discipline policies are noted. Approaches to creating a culture encouraging integrity include vocal administrative support for ethics, an academic integrity code, classroom…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cheating, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Lipson, Alberta; McGavern, Norma – 1993
This report describes what has been learned from three surveys about undergraduate academic dishonesty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The surveys involved 891 undergraduates, approximately 490 faculty, and 481 graduate teaching assistants. Cheating was examined as a literal reality rather than as an abstract concept.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, College Students, Discipline Problems
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Miller, Gloria – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
Issues in effective diagnosis of such dishonest behavior as cheating, lying, and nonconfrontative stealing are discussed. Published intervention approaches for dishonest behavior are reviewed, including negative sanctions, direct appeals to morality, public affirmation, covert sensitization, timeout, reinforcement contingency procedures, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Cheating, Contingency Management
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Davis, Stephen F.; Ludvigson, H. Wayne – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Maintains that cheating is a major concern on college campuses. Presents data from 2,153 upper-division undergraduate students on the frequency of cheating, reasons for cheating, and influence of penalties on cheating. Offers a model that develops an internalized code of ethics to counteract academic dishonesty. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, Discipline Problems, Females
Brown, Valerie L., Ed.; Buttolph, Katherine, Ed. – 1993
This legal compendium focuses on the difficult and volatile issues of student discipline in cases of both academic and nonacademic misconduct. Part I lists non-academic codes from University of Michigan, Yale College, Vanderbilt University, University of Iowa, City University of New York, Baylor University, Columbia University, George Washington…
Descriptors: Cheating, Civil Liberties, Codes of Ethics, College Students
Brown, Valerie L., Ed. – 1997
This compendium provides an overview of selected codes of student conduct, a selection of annotated legal decisions and important law review articles, and various National Association of College and University Attorney (NACUA) outlines on the issue of student discipline in both academic and nonacademic contexts. Part 1 lists nonacademic codes of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Behavior Standards, Cheating, Civil Liberties