Cheating Prevention
The following resources are online or available at Pickler Memorial Library.
Alschuler, Alfred S. and Gregory S. Blimling S. "Curbing
Epidemic Cheating Through Systemic Change." College Teaching.
43,4(Fall): 123-26.
Link to article.
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 procedural changes that discourage cheating, and powerful
institutional support for faculty.
Ashworth, Peter and Philip Bannister. "Guilty in whose eyes?
University students' perceptions of cheating and plagiarism in
academic work and assessment." Studies in Higher Education
22:2 (June 1997):187+
Link to article.
"Reports on the use of a qualitative approach to assess university
students' perception of cheating and plagiarism in academic work and
assessment. Efforts to show how cheating and plagiarism appear from
the perspective of the student; Cheating and plagiarism as a moral
issue; Nature of plagiarism; Personal reactions to cheating and
plagiarism." (EBSCOhost)
Cizek, Gregory J. Cheating on tests: how to do it, detect
it, and prevent it. Mahwah, N. J.: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1999.
General Collection
LB3609 A28 1988
Includes chapters on the wrong and short of cheating, frequency and
perceptions of cheating, cheating in postgraduate and professional
contexts, cheating in other countries and cultures, detecting
cheating on tests, responding to cheating, deterring cheating, legal
issues and cheating, cheating and the ethos of testing, and three
appendices on statistical methods for detecting cheating, academic
integrity policy models, and a sample due process policy.
Council of Writing Program Administrators. Defining and avoiding
plagiarism: WPA statement on best practices. (January 2003)
Link to statement.
Hoover, Eric. "Honor for honor's sake?" Chronicle of
Higher Education. 48, 34(May 2002): A35-A38.
Link to article.
"Criticizes the system of the Honor Committee of the University of
Virginia (UVa) in 2002. Estimated number of investigations which
take place each year; Steps in the honor process and trials
conducted; Details on the honor case wherein physics professor Louis
A. Bloomfield accused his students of cheating." (EBSCOhost)
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Kloss, Robert J. "Writing things down vs. writing things up:
Are research papers valid?" College Teaching. 44,
1(Winter): 3-7.
Link to article.
A technique for starting college students on research paper projects
is outlined. The approach, requiring students to begin with a
five-minute writing exercise that can form the nucleus of a longer,
more intellectually demanding paper involving library work, is felt
to stimulate critical thinking and minimize plagiarism. Phased
report development and close supervision also foster original work.
McCabe, Donald and Linda Klebe Trevino. "Academic dishonesty:
Honor codes and other contextual influences." Journal of
Higher Education. (September 1993):522-38.
Link to article.
"Analysis of survey data from 6,096 students in 31 colleges and
universities found that academic dishonesty was associated with the
existence of a campus honor code, student perceptions of the
certainty of being reported, severity of penalties, and cheating
among peers."
McCabe, Donald and Linda Klebe Trevino. "Honesty and honor
codes." Academe. 88, 1(Jan.-Feb. 2002):37-41.
Link to article.
"Addresses the issues of dishonesty and academic integrity among
universities and colleges in the United States. Rituals and
ceremonies used by schools to generate student commitment to honor
codes; Key elements of modified honor codes; Statistics on the
growth in academic dishonesty; Dilemma facing students concerning
plagiarism." (EBSCOhost)
McCabe, Donald and Gary Pavela. "Some good news about academic
integrity." Change 33,5 (Sept/Oct. 2000):32+
Link to article.
"Looks at the success of strategies implemented by universities and
colleges in the United States towards reducing academic dishonesty.
Conclusion reached by a survey on state universities about the
relationship between modified honor codes and levels of student
cheating; Elements needed for the success of a modified honor code;
Suggestions on how a modified code can be implemented." (EBSCOhost)
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McCabe, Donald L and Linda Klebe Trevino. "What we know about
cheating in college: Longitudinal trends and recent developments."
Change. (Jan./Feb. 1996) 28,1: 29-33.
Link to article.
Overview of earlier findings by McCabe as compared with the 1963
landmark study by Bill Bower.
Orlans, Harold. "How to cheat on exams." Change 28:5
(Sept./Oct.1996):10+
Link to article.
"Focuses on University of Pittsburgh psychologist Don McBurney's
discussion on how to prevent and deal with student cheating,
featured in the January 1996 issue of the 'American Psychological
Society Observer.' Includes wearing earphone tape recorders; Areas
where written material can be hidden; Use of baseball caps to
conceal stealthy gazes." (EBSCOhost)
Storch, Eric A. "Fraternities, sororities, and academic
dishonesty." College Student Journal 36, 2 (June
2002):247+
Link to article.
"Findings revealed that (1) members of fraternities and sororities
reported higher rates of academic dishonesty as compared to
non-members, and (2) the degree of involvement in fraternity or
sorority sponsored activities was positively associated with
academic dishonesty." (EBSCOhost)
Tang, Shengming and Jiping Zuo. "Profile of college examination
cheaters." College Student Journal 31, 3 (Sept.
1997):340+
Link to article.
"Studies the characteristics of cheaters in college examinations
based on the responses solicited from undergraduate students in
three universities in the United States. Three categories of
cheaters; Cheating in college examination as wide-spread phenomenon;
Main effects of grade point average (GPA) in a multivariate
environment; Relationship of self-esteem to cheating." (EBSCOhost)
Wilhoit, Stephen. "Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism."
College Teaching. 42, 4(Fall 1994): 161-64.
Link to article.
Discusses how and why college students commit plagiarism, suggesting
techniques that instructors can use to help student avoid
plagiarism. Instructors should define and discuss plagiarism
thoroughly; discuss hypothetical cases; review the conventions of
quoting and documenting material; require multiple drafts of essays;
and offer responses appropriate to the type of error.
Compiled by Daisy Rearick
Pickler Memorial Library