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With Honor and Integrity. Alpha Chi and Academic Honesty. Honor. . . . for academic achievement. Honor. . . . for academic achievement . . . for good character. C H A R S C H O L A R S H I P C T E R A cademic Honesty. Center for Academic Integrity Research by Dr. Don McCabe.
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With Honor and Integrity Alpha Chi and Academic Honesty
Honor • . . . for academic achievement
Honor . . . for academic achievement . . . for good character
Don McCabe’s Research on Cheating in Colleges 75,000 students at 125 institutions over several years Self-reported data using paper and now online survey 2001-02 data below is typical
What is Regarded as Cheating Students Faculty Test copying and crib notes 90% 98% Plagiarism 91 98 Unauthorized collaboration 29 82 Written cut and paste 55 79 Internet cut and paste 56 81 Use of paper mills 91 98 44% of faculty say they have ignored cheating. 52% have never reported cheating to anyone else.
Serious Test Cheating (copying, crib sheets, etc.) Serious Written Cheating (not one’s paper, cut and paste from Internet, etc.) Serious Cheating (items 1 and 2 combined) All Cheating (item 3 plus three lesser types of cheating, such as copying homework) Repeat Cheating (more than three incidents) 23% 50 56 73 8 In the past year, engaged in cheating one to three times:
Students Reporting Greater Levels of Cheating • Business and Communication majors • Males (especially on tests) • Students with low GPAs and high GPAs • Fraternity and sorority members, athletes
Institutional Factors • Cheating is the campus norm. • The school has no honor code or honor system. • Students feel that faculty don’t care and there’s little chance of getting caught. • Even if cheaters are caught, penalties are not severe.
Student Reasons for Cheating • Time pressures • Fear of failure; pressure to do well • Disrespect for required courses • Meaningless assignments • Professors with inadequate teaching skills
“Doing the Right Thing” Saturday morning workshop, 7:30 Generating ideas of chapter activities to promote academic integrity on campus
Does my campus have a climate or culture of academic integrity?
How can my chapter collaborate with other honor societies on campus?