Cheating In the School
Strategy:
At the beginning of the school year, instead of an assembly, the principle will come to each classroom to pass out handbooks regarding academic integrity.
The principle will review the handbook with each class separately. Having a small environment while reviewing the handbook, is a fair way to communicate the school’s academic integrity rules while ensuring that all types of learners understand it. This also means that students are able to ask any types of questions.
In the handbook lessen, the principle will address specifics of what is okay and not okay.
Next, the principle will pass out a short test/question sheet with questions about the school's policy, along with the question sheet is an agreement that the student and their guardian has read over the handbook. The students are able to complete the question sheet in class or take it home to finish with their parents (depending on the age).
The next day the students will return the question sheet along with the signature sheet with both signatures. The parents are required to sign the sheet to understand what is expected of their child at school in hopes that the parents will enforce these rules and give support at home.
Why this Strategy?
According to a 1999 study by the Center for Academic Integrity, when a school focuses on honesty, trust, respect,responsibility, and promoting practices such as an effective honor codes
their students attitudes and beliefs are proven to change.
In addition, Lisa Shu, a Harvard University psychology and organizational behavior graduate, has done many experiments and studies. Her findings show students who read a honor code before taking a test are not as likely to cheat. With that being said, in another study, she also found out that the students who signed their names addressing they have read an honor code did not cheat.
(Novotney, 2013)
Goal of the Plan:
Since communication is key, students need to be aware that cheating is a problem and will be strictly enforced. Let them understand that cheating is wrong.
Make sure the students know what is considered cheating. (Are notes allowed on tests?, Is copying
homework allowed?)
Make sure that the students know they are responsible for their actions.
(Stephens & Wangaard, 2001)
At the beginning of the school year, instead of an assembly, the principle will come to each classroom to pass out handbooks regarding academic integrity.
The principle will review the handbook with each class separately. Having a small environment while reviewing the handbook, is a fair way to communicate the school’s academic integrity rules while ensuring that all types of learners understand it. This also means that students are able to ask any types of questions.
In the handbook lessen, the principle will address specifics of what is okay and not okay.
Next, the principle will pass out a short test/question sheet with questions about the school's policy, along with the question sheet is an agreement that the student and their guardian has read over the handbook. The students are able to complete the question sheet in class or take it home to finish with their parents (depending on the age).
The next day the students will return the question sheet along with the signature sheet with both signatures. The parents are required to sign the sheet to understand what is expected of their child at school in hopes that the parents will enforce these rules and give support at home.
Why this Strategy?
According to a 1999 study by the Center for Academic Integrity, when a school focuses on honesty, trust, respect,responsibility, and promoting practices such as an effective honor codes
their students attitudes and beliefs are proven to change.
In addition, Lisa Shu, a Harvard University psychology and organizational behavior graduate, has done many experiments and studies. Her findings show students who read a honor code before taking a test are not as likely to cheat. With that being said, in another study, she also found out that the students who signed their names addressing they have read an honor code did not cheat.
(Novotney, 2013)
Goal of the Plan:
Since communication is key, students need to be aware that cheating is a problem and will be strictly enforced. Let them understand that cheating is wrong.
Make sure the students know what is considered cheating. (Are notes allowed on tests?, Is copying
homework allowed?)
Make sure that the students know they are responsible for their actions.
(Stephens & Wangaard, 2001)