Student perceptions of cheating in online and traditional classes

Abstract

With classroom instruction undergoing a massive transformation to incorporate online learning techniques at unprecedented levels, technological advances have facilitated a range of mechanisms that improve teaching and learning. At the same time, these technological advances have also facilitated different forms of cheating in classes.Although the impact and implications of cheating have often been studied, we feel that this problem experiences constant evolution, and the dynamics of cheating, especially in online courses, needs more examination to be fully grasped. The study presented here surveyed computer science, computer information systems, and engineering college students, with the goal of gaining a greater understanding of their perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes about the many dimensions of academic integrity violations. Results of this survey, coupled with statistical analysis and some conclusions, are presented.The impact of our popular Virtual Lab (VLAB) facility is also examined in this context, and it is found to make a positive difference in student attitudes about cheating in classes.

Exploring Some Academic Dishonesty in Remote Online Exams of Vietnamese High School Students in Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…More specifically, the results on the group of cheating indicate that the most common acts are: Students look for answers in learning materials placed in locations that cameras cannot monitor; Students send test answers to each other through an intermediary device, use devices and search tools on the internet to find answers, as well as adjust the camera's rotation angle to avoid remote supervision from teachers. These acts of cheating with high pervasiveness are also found in studies of online testing or assessment during distance learning due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic [36,5,16]. Meanwhile, the analysis results for acts of plagiarism show that acts belonging to this group are not common in remote online exams.…”

“…Some previous studies have also demonstrated that some academic dishonesty acts in remote online exams, such as cheating, are easier to perform than in traditional offline exams [35]. However, cheating motivations in online and offline exams are not significantly different [36]. More specifically, the results on the group of cheating indicate that the most common acts are: Students look for answers in learning materials placed in locations that cameras cannot monitor; Students send test answers to each other through an intermediary device, use devices and search tools on the internet to find answers, as well as adjust the camera's rotation angle to avoid remote supervision from teachers.…”

Student Interaction with a Computer Tablet Exam Application Replicating the Traditional Paper Exam

“…These create a more stressful environment under which students must complete assessment tasks (Goonan, 2003). While anxiety often has negative consequences on exam performance (Cassady, 2004;Salend, 2011), the delivery of exams online introduces the problem of student cheating under unsupervised conditions (Turner and Uludag, 2013), which has been one of the key limitations to the use of online technologies for summative assessment. Every attempt was made to provide an experience with the TabExam that was identical to the paper exam, with the exception of its execution on digital format.…”

An Intelligent Examination Monitoring Tool for Online Student Evaluation

“…As part of digitalization, students' evaluation techniques have also been transferred from traditional pen and paper-based examinations to online platforms [35]. The detection and mitigation of online cheating may be more difficult even when the motivations for cheating in offline and online exams are not noticeably different [36]. In this way, it is easy to take the evaluation for a large number of students, do the grading which can sometimes be automated and most importantly record the evaluation information that can be accessed and updated in the simplest way.…”