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Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity

Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity. 2011 Faculty and Student Survey Results Presented at the UAA Faculty Retreat August 24 th , 2011. Presentation Outline. Survey Methods Perceptions of Academically Dishonest Behavior Academically Dishonest Behavior at UAA

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Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity

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  1. Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity 2011 Faculty and Student Survey Results • Presented at the UAA Faculty Retreat • August 24th, 2011

  2. Presentation Outline • Survey Methods • Perceptions of Academically Dishonest Behavior • Academically Dishonest Behavior at UAA • Perceptions of Current UAA Policies and Penalties • Reporting of Academically Dishonest Behavior • Where Students Learn About Academic Integrity Policies at UAA • In charts comparing faculty and students: • Students are represented in Blue • Faculty are represented in Red

  3. Faculty Survey: Method • Goal was to survey all UAA faculty teaching during Fall 2010 via email • Email listing of all faculty provided by OAA • 158 faculty responded (66% women; 34% men) • Response rate approximately 21% • Interpret with caution • Results likely don’t represent views of all faculty

  4. UAA Faculty Survey (n=158): Description of Respondents

  5. Student Survey: Method • Goal was to survey a random sample of 400-500 students enrolled in GER classes (at all levels) in Spring 2011 using paper-and-pencil survey in class • Sampling strategy: • From alphabetical lists of all GER classes (stratified by level), we randomly chose • Ten 100-level classes • Ten 200-level classes • Thirteen 300- or 400-level classes • We eliminated distance-only courses as we could not use same methodology • Contacted each course instructor at end of Fall semester to request time to complete survey during last 20 minutes of class during first few weeks of semester

  6. UAA Student Survey (n=416): Sample

  7. UAA Student Survey (n=416): Description of Respondents

  8. Faculty (n=158) and Student (n=416) Disciplines

  9. Faculty and Student Perceptions of Academically Dishonest Behavior

  10. Student vs. Faculty Perceptions of Seriousness of Specific Behaviors

  11. Student vs. Faculty Perceptions of Seriousness of Specific Behaviors

  12. Student vs. Faculty Perceptions of Seriousness of Specific Behaviors

  13. Student vs. Faculty Perceptions of Cheating, Reporting of Academic Dishonesty, and Value of Assessment at UAA

  14. How often, if ever, have you seen a student cheat during a test or exam at UAA?

  15. How frequently do you think plagiarism on written assignments occurs at UAA?

  16. How frequently do you think students inappropriately share work in group assignments at UAA?

  17. How frequently do you think students cheat during tests or exams at UAA?

  18. Academically Dishonest Behavior at UAA

  19. Self-Reported Frequency of Academically Dishonest Student Behaviors

  20. Self-Reported Frequency of Academically Dishonest Student Behaviors

  21. Self-Reported Frequency of Academically Dishonest Student Behaviors 3 3 2 2 1 2

  22. Cheating in Online Courses

  23. Faculty and Student Perceptions of Current UAA Policies and Penalties

  24. How would you rate the severity of penalties for cheating at UAA?

  25. How would you rate the average student’s understanding of University policies concerning cheating?

  26. How would you rate the faculty’s understanding of these policies?

  27. How would you rate student support of these policies?

  28. How would you rate faculty support of these policies?

  29. How would you rate the effectiveness of these policies?

  30. Faculty and Student Reporting of Academically Dishonest Behavior

  31. If you were convinced, even after discussion with the student, that a student had cheated on a major test or assignment in your course, what would be your most likely reaction? (check all that apply)

  32. Why Faculty Ignore Cheating

  33. Faculty Referral of Cheating for Investigation

  34. What safeguards do faculty employ to reduce cheating in their courses?

  35. Student observation and reporting of academic dishonesty at UAA

  36. Percent of students stating how likely it is that:

  37. If you had committed an act of academic dishonesty in a course, and the following individuals knew about it, how strongly would they react?

  38. Where Students Learn About Academic Integrity Policies at UAA

  39. Student knowledge about academic integrity policies at UAA

  40. UAA Faculty Survey on Academic Integrity

  41. UAA Faculty Survey on Academic Integrity

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