Missouri State Online Academic Integrity Week
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Missouri State Online Academic Integrity Week
October 6, 2009
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Academic Integrity WeekMissouri State Online and Instructional
Technologies Presents:
“Changing the Culture from Online Cheating to Online Learning.”
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Panelist Introductions Dr. Gary Rader, Director for MS Online Dr. Scott Wegner, Ed.D. Dr. Julie Anderson-Ituarte, M.S. Michael Frizell, Director, Writing Center Shellie Jones, CASL, MSAS Student Andy Lear, BKD, MSAS Student
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Considerations for Online Academic Integrity
Growth in Academic Dishonesty
Growth of online courses and enrollments
Concern about academic integrity in the online classroom
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MSU – online enrollment stats 2004-09 Spring semesters show impressive growth of students
taking online classes.
Traditional97%
Internet3%
2004
Traditional96%
Internet4%
2005Tradi-tional94%
Internet6%
2006
Traditional92%
Internet8%
2007 Traditional90%
Internet10%
2008 Tradi-tional89%
Internet11%
2009
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What Research Shows Perception: Academic Dishonesty is more
prevalent online than face-to-face.
Research: Shows online students are less inclined to cheat
Assessment: Motivated students cheat less
Friends University (2009)
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Forms of Online Academic Dishonesty
Cheating on Tests Plagiarism Aiding and Abetting
Friends University Study (2009)
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Detection and Deterrence: The Faculty Perspective
Scott WegnerJulie Anderson-Ituarte
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The Student Integrity Profile Younger rather than older are more
inclined to cheat Early cheating continues through
graduate school Lack of awareness produces cheating Cultural differences
Friends University Study (2009)
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The Student Perspective
Shellie JonesAndy Lear
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Changing the Culture Proactive faculty from the start Establish Honor Code – increase student
awareness Inform faculty how academic dishonesty
applies to online education Provide procedures to detect it Policies to support faculty who detect and
pursue instances of academic dishonesty.
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Unintentional Online Plagiarism?
Michael Frizell, The Writing Center
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Design Online Exams toDeter Cheating
Open book exams Timed exams Scramble the order of questions Pop quizzes Non-exam assessments Proctored exams
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The Non-Exam OptionReduce cheating by changing the “culture”
Are there alternative non-exam options for all subjects? Motivating student learning through alternative
pedagogies (the discussion forum) Assessing student learning through critical thinking Stimulating student motivation to learn and assess
learning outcomes Providing autonomy with structure, relatedness and
competency Empowering students to engage in
the learning process
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The Proctored Option University of Connecticut (2008) study reveals online,
un-proctored multiple choice exams suffer more from cheating than supervised multiple choice exams.
Various technologies to reduce cheating are expensive and less than satisfactory.
Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008) addresses authentication concerns.
Test Proctoring provides another good alternative for supervising traditional test-taking and authenticating student identities.
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PILOT PROJECT
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MS Online Test Proctoring Pilot Project - Summer 2009
Purpose of the pilot is to provide: F2F supervised alternative to online testing
without sacrificing distance convenience and modality.
Additional means for “authentication.” Instrument to prevent cheating online. Student/faculty support infrastructure for HLC
approval to offer online degrees.
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MS Online Test Proctoring Narrative
Selection of Pilot Subjects SPE 506/507
Number of students Initial costs in time and resources Policies and Procedures Dealing with off campus testing Administration of exams and
reporting of results
• Julie Anderson-Ituarte• Aundrayah Shermer
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Test Proctoring Schedule
Proctor Acknowledgement
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Proctor Verification
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Outcomes Summary and Conclusion
Student satisfaction Faculty satisfaction Pilot did not measure reduction of cheating Pilot set up to address concerns for potential
cheating
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Future Steps Repeat the process in the fall of 2009. Employ feedback from summer results. Utilize assessment tools to measure learning
outcomes in online courses with proctored and un-proctored objective exams.
Design courses with alternatives to traditional concepts of test taking.
Provide proctored testing for subject areas where objective exams are necessary to discourage cheating.
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A&Q
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Contact Information
Missouri State OnlineKenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center
300 S. Jefferson(417)-836-3718