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So You Want Verifiable Distance Training?

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?. http://india.wnso.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/distance-learning.jpg.

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So You Want Verifiable Distance Training?

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  1. So You Want Verifiable Distance Training? Faith M. Oi University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept. Gainesville, FL foi@ufl.edu

  2. Education vs. Training

  3. Verifiable Training?

  4. Verifiable Training? http://india.wnso.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/distance-learning.jpg

  5. Verifiable Testing? http://www.westga.edu/~ecore/orientation/images/class60.jpg

  6. Verifiable Testing? http://www.pmc.purdue.edu/photos_300dpi/students_computers2.jpg

  7. 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

  8. Cheating • Academic integrity • 40-90% of post-secondary students admitted to academically dishonest behaviors (Jendrek 1992)

  9. Cheating • McCabe, D. • Survey of • 80,000 students • 12,000 faculty • US: 67 campuses • Canada: 16 campuses • N=83 www.anvari.org/fun/Misc/Cheating_in_Exam.html

  10. 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

  11. Survey • Asked about behaviors related to tests and exams • Rank of seriousness: • Not cheating • Trivial • Moderate • Serious http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/dro0092l.jpg

  12. Perceived as Moderate to Serious CheatingTests and Examinations (Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

  13. Perceived as Moderate to Serious CheatingTests and Examinations (Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

  14. Perceived as Moderate to Serious CheatingTests and Examinations (Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

  15. Perceived as Moderate to Serious CheatingOn Other Assignments (Self-reported cheating or faculty observed)

  16. 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/commons/thumb/5/5a/Cheating.JPG/800px-Cheating.JPG

  17. 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/commons/thumb/5/5a/Cheating.JPG/800px-Cheating.JPG

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. If cheating is so pervasive, is verifiable training possible? • Possible to received education or information using distance technology http://www.nmmu.ac.za/photos/graphicdesign/FIL5DE57_P1011742-1.jpg

  21. If cheating is so pervasive, is verifiable training possible? • Nothing beats a proctored exam https://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/test/distancelearning/img/proctored.jpg

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