Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity 2011 Faculty and Student Survey Results Presented at the UAA...

Ad-Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity

2011 Faculty and Student Survey ResultsPresented at the UAA Faculty Retreat

August 24th, 2011

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

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

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

Assistant Professor34%

Associate Pro-fessor31%

Professor19%

In-structor9%

Other6%

Academic rank

< 5 years16%

5-9 years23%

10-14 years19%

15-19 years15%

20 + years28%

How long have you been teaching at the university

level?

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

UAA Student Survey (n=416): SampleGER-Level Total Surveys

CompletedTotal Enrollment in Classes

Response Rate

100-LEVEL GERs:-English A111 (2 sections)-Dance A120-Spanish A102

N=117 N=124 94%

200-LEVEL GERs:-Physics A211-Justice A251-Math A272-Environmental Studies 211

N=128 N=145 88%

300 and 400-LEVEL GERs:-English A305-Political Science A331-Management Inform. Systems A376-Philosophy A314-Biology A365-Construction Management A422-English A434

N=171 N=193 89%

Totals N=416 N=462 90%

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

•51%: Women•49%: Men

Gender

•28%: < 20 years

•53%: 20-25 years

•12%: 26-30 years

•8%: > 30 years

Age

•21%: First year

•24%: Sophomore

•26%: Junior•20%: Senior•9%: 5th year

or higher

Class Standing

•99%: UAA Main campus

•1%: Kachemak Bay

•<1%: Mat-Su Campus

Campus•79%: In

Alaska•18%: In

US, Non-Alaska

•2%: Outside US

•1%: Military

•1%: not HS grad

High School

•37%: 20+ hours/week

•22%: 10-19 hours/week

•12%: 1-9 hours/week

•29%: not working

Work

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

Social Sciences

Math & Natural Sciences

Other

Business

Humanities

Nursing & Health Professions

Engineering

Undecided

Arts

Communications & Journalism

Interdisciplinary

22%

18%

12%

11%

14%

14%

3%

2%

3%

1%

16%

16%

16%

10%

5%

4%

13%

13%

7%

Student Discipline Faculty Discipline

Faculty and Student Perceptions of Academically Dishonest Behavior

Student vs. Faculty Perceptions of Seriousness of Specific Behaviors

Paraphrasing or copying few sent. from elect. source w/out footnoting

Copying (electronically) another student's homework

Copying (by hand or in person) another student's homework

Using false/forged excuse to obtain extension on due date/exam

Fabricating or falsifying a bibliography

Paraphrasing or copying a few sent. from written source w/out citing

Receiving unpermitted help on an assignment

Working w/ others elect. when instructor asked for indiv. work

Working w/ others (in person) when instructor asked for indiv. work

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 8033

35

36

36

41

48

52

69

72

14

6

5.5

30

14

15

13

16

17

% Responding behavior is ‘Not Cheating’ or ‘Trivial Cheating’

% Faculty % Students


Turning in paper copied, at least in part, from a student

Using electronic device as unauthorized aid during exam

Cheating on a test in any other way

Copying another student's computer program

Using electronic crib notes during a test

Using unpermitted handwritten crib notes during a test

Getting Q/A from someone who has already taken test

Fabricating or falsifying research data

Fabricating or falsifying lab data

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 8010

12

12

13

13

15

24

24

31

12

3

2

4

2.5

4

9

9

11




Turning in paper from paper mill (written by student)

Copying during a test without his or her knowledge

Copying from another during test with his/her knowledge

Using digital tech to get unpermitted help during an exam

Copying, almost word for word, from any written source

Turning in work done by someone else

Helping someone else cheat on a test

Submitting a paper purchased or obtained from Website

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 807

8

9

9

9

9

10

10

3

2

7

2

2

8

2

2



Student vs. Faculty Perceptions of Cheating, Reporting of Academic Dishonesty, and Value of

Assessment at UAA

Cheating is a serious problem at UAA

Students should be held responsible for monitoring the academic integrity of other students

Our student judicial process is fair and impartial

Faculty members are vigilant in discovering and reporting suspected cases of academic dishonesty

The types of assessment used in my courses are effective at helping me/my students learn course concepts

The types of assessment used in my courses are effective at evaluating students understanding of course concepts

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

15

25

35

45

63

65

52

47

40

25

96

94

% Responding either ‘Agree’ or ‘Agree Strongly’


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

Never Just once A few times Several times Many times

52

13

26

73

41

8

33

14

5

% of Students % of Faculty

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

Never Very Seldom Seldom Often Very Often

2

24

49

21

40

3

34

50

13


How frequently do you think students inappropriately share work in group

assignments at UAA?


2

14

36 35

14

15

4340

11


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


5

3639

14

50

22

54

19

6


Academically Dishonest Behavior at UAA

Self-Reported Frequency of Academically Dishonest Student Behaviors

Cheating on a test in any other way

Helping someone else cheat on a test

Working w/ others electronically when instructor asked for individual work

Receiving unpermitted help on an assignment

Getting Q/A from someone who has already taken test

Copying (by hand or in person) another student's homework

Paraphrasing or copying a few sentences from written source without citing

Paraphrasing or copying a few sentences from electronic source without footnoting

Working w/ others (in person) when instructor asked for individual work

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

7

10

11

11

15

12

15

18

15

6

7

12

13

11

17

16

18

23

% of Students Responding ‘Once’ and ‘More than Once’


Fabricating or falsifying research data

Copying (electronically) another student's homework

Fabricating or falsifying a bibliography

Copying during a test without his or her knowledge

Copying another student's computer program

Fabricating or falsifying lab data

Copying from another student during a test with his or her knowledge

Using unpermitted handwritten crib notes during a test

Using a false or forged excuse to obtain an extension on a due date or exam

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

5

5

5

6

9

9

7

8

8

3

4

6

5

3

4

6

5

5



Turning in paper from paper mill (written by another student)

Submitting a paper purchased/obtained from a Website

Using electronic/digital device as unauthorized aid during exam

Turning in work done by someone else

Using digital technology to get unpermitted help from someone during an exam

Using electronic crib notes during a test

Copying material, almost word for word, from any written source

Turning in paper copied, at least in part, from another student

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

1

1

2

3

3

3

4

4


3

3

2

2

2

1

Cheating in Online Courses

Collaborated on an online exam when not permitted

Used notes or books on a closed-book online exam

Received unauthorized help from someone on online exam

Looked up information on the Internet when not permitted

% of Faculty who have taught online course who have observed this type of cheating% of Students who have taken online course who admit to this type of cheating

Faculty and Student Perceptions of Current UAA Policies and Penalties

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

Very Weak

Weak

Neither weak nor strong

Strong

Very strong

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

% of Students% of Faculty

How would you rate the average student’s understanding of University policies concerning

cheating?

Very Weak

Weak


Strong

Very strong

0 10 20 30 40 50 60


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

Very Weak

Weak


Strong

Very strong

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50


How would you rate student support of these policies?

Very Weak

Weak


Strong

Very strong

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45


How would you rate faculty support of these policies?

Very Weak

Weak


Strong

Very strong

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50


How would you rate the effectiveness of these policies?

Very Weak

Weak


Strong

Very strong

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45


Faculty and Student Reporting of Academically Dishonest Behavior

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)

Do nothing about the incident

Other

Lower student's grade

Fail the student for the course

Require student to retake test/redo assign

Reprimand or warn the student

Report student to Chair, Director, Dean

Report student to Dean of Students

Fail the student on the test or assignment

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

1

8

12

17

26

36

41

46

63

% of Faculty

Why Faculty Ignore Cheating

Yes93%

No7%

Have you ever ignored a suspected incident of

cheating in one of your courses for any reason?

Not enough time

Other

Student will suffer

Lacked evidence/proof

6

7

7

8

8

8

34

If yes, which of the following factors influenced your deci-

sion?

Faculty Referral of Cheating for Investigation

Yes52%

No48%

Have you ever referred a case of suspected cheating

to your Chair, a Dean, or anyone else?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Neutral

Unsatisfied

Very unsatisfied

28

31

22

11

9

If yes, how satisfied were you with the way the case was handled?

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

None

Other

Use internet or software (turnitin.com)

Hand out different versions of exams

Remind students of UAA policies

Closely monitor exams

Discuss my views on academic integrity

Change exams regularly

Info in syllabus/assignments

4

23

27

39

56

60

67

69

76

% of Faculty Using this Safeguard

Student observation and reporting of academic dishonesty at UAA

Never

Very Seldom

Seldom

Often

Very Often

2

24

49

21

4

% who have seen a student cheat during a

test% of Students

Yes3%

No97%

% who have reported another student for aca-

demic dishonesty

Percent of students stating how likely it is that:

They would report an incident of cheating

The typical student would report an incident of cheating

A student would report a close friend

0 20 40 60 80100

36

25

81

41

58

15

19

15

3

5

3

1

% Very Unlikely % Unlikely % Likely % Very Likely

If you had committed an act of academic dishonesty in a course, and the following individuals knew about it,

how strongly would they react?

A close friend

A student you go around with

Your parents

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

23

15

6

30

36

6

25

31

24

23

18

64

% Not at all % Not Very Strongly% Fairly Strongly % Very Strongly

Where Students Learn About Academic Integrity Policies at UAA

Student knowledge about academic integrity policies at UAA

Yes91%

No9%

% who have been informed about academic integrity

policies at UAA

Teaching assistantsOther

Other studentsDeans or administrators

1st year orientationUAA website

Counselor or advisorStudent handbook

Faculty

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

How much have you learned about these policies from:

Little or nothing SomeA lot

UAA Faculty Survey on Academic Integrity

do not disc

uss

on assig

nments

in sylla

bus

start

of semeste

roth

er

not releva

nt

4%

42%

70% 67%

9% 3%

When do you discuss with students your policies

concerning:

plagiarism

do not disc

uss

on assig

nments

in sylla

bus

start

of semeste

roth

er

not releva

nt

6%

54%

33%38%

4%9%


concerning:

group work/collaboration

UAA Faculty Survey on Academic Integrity

do not disc

uss

on assig

nments

in sylla

bus

start

of semeste

roth

er

not releva

nt

6%

63%

47%36%

14% 11%


concerning:proper citation or referencing of sources

do not disc

uss

on assig

nments

in sylla

bus

start

of semeste

roth

er

not releva

nt

7%

64%

42%30%

15% 11%


concerning:proper citation or referencing of Internet sources

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