Cheating In School - What We Know And What We Can Do

Cheating in School is the first book to present the research on cheating in a clear and accessible way and provide practical advice and insights for educators, school administrators, and the average lay person.


* Defines the problems surrounding cheating in schools and proposes solutions that can be applied in all educational settings, from elementary schools to post-secondary institutions

* Addresses pressing questions such as “Why shouldn’t students cheat if it gets them good grades?” and “What are parents, teachers, businesses, and the government doing to unintentionally persuade today’s student to cheat their way through school?”

* Describes short and long term deterrents that educators can use to foster academic integrity and make honesty more profitable than cheating

* Outlines tactics and strategies for educators, administrators, school boards, and parents to advance a new movement of academic integrity instead of dishonesty

* Defines the problems surrounding cheating in schools and proposes solutions that can be applied in all educational settings, from elementary schools to post-secondary institutions

* Addresses pressing questions such as “Why shouldn’t students cheat if it gets them good grades?” and “What are parents, teachers, businesses, and the government doing to unintentionally persuade today’s student to cheat their way through school?”

* Describes short and long term deterrents that educators can use to foster academic integrity and make honesty more profitable than cheating

* Outlines tactics and strategies for educators, administrators, school boards, and parents to advance a new movement of academic integrity instead of dishonesty

Stephen F. Davis is Professor Emeritus at Emporia State University (Kansas) and Distinguished Guest Professor at Morningside College (Iowa). He and his students have researched cheating on tests for the past 20 years.


Patrick F. Drinan is Professor of Political Science at the University of San Diego and the 2006 recipient of the Donald McCabe Award for a lifetime of achievement in the field of academic integrity.


Tricia Bertram Gallant is the Academic Integrity Coordinator at the University of California, San Diego, and is the current Chair for the Center for Academic Integrity's Advisory Council.

About the Authors.


Preface.


1 Cheating in Our Schools, Colleges, and Universities: A Critical Problem for the Twenty-First Century.


2 The Nature and Prevalence of Student Cheating.


3 Reasons for Academic Dishonesty: Situation, Disposition, and Changing Times.


4 From Cheat Sheet to Text Messaging: The Evolution of Techniques.


5 Short-Term Deterrents: Strategies for Class, Labs, and Online Testing.


6 Long-Term Deterrents: Development of Individual and Institutional Integrity.


7 The Call for Action and Wisdom: Conversations That Make a Difference.


8 Refining Our Tactics and Strategies.


9 An Optimistic (and Provocative) Conclusion: Finding the Good in Student Cheating.


Notes.


Author index.


Subject index.