OK google: what’s the answer? characteristics of students who searched the internet during an online chemistry examination

Ninth review of tests published in Spain

“…Por ello, aunque no sea una responsabilidad directa de los psicólogos, sí debería realizarse una tarea didáctica en la que se muestre la importancia de un comportamiento responsable ante la evaluación. La importancia de la conducta de la persona evaluada, y su amenaza a la validez de las inferencias realizadas, puede apreciarse en el elevado número de artículos científicos que tratan de detectar las posibles conductas irregulares realizadas éstos (e.g., Steger et al, 2021;Décieux, 2022;Ranger et al, 2022;Schultz et al, 2022).…”

Reconnecting Students and Faculty to Maximize Academic Integrity and Minimize Student Stress in the Virtual Classroom

“…Previous research has documented a rise in cheating when the 2020 pivot to online learning occurred ( 11 – 13 ), including a Wiley survey of 789 faculty, 93% of whom indicated that students are more likely to cheat in a virtual environment ( 14 ). Cheating has proven to be easier during online exams than during in-person exams since it is more difficult to monitor students who may use their phones to contact other students, consult their text or notes, have someone else take the exam for them, or use online resources for help during the exam ( 15 , 16 ). Respondents to our survey noted, “Course Hero, Chegg, and other sites that are similar - provide answers for [money] … As long as Chegg.com exists, it will be impossible to teach online.” Faculty concerns regarding the methods students use have required them to continue to adjust their practices ( 17 ).…”