Dealing with Cheating and Plagiarism in Online Classes Ms. Darla Runyon Dr. Roger Von Holzen Northwest Missouri State University

Dealing with Cheating and Plagiarism in Dealing with Cheating and Plagiarism in Online ClassesOnline Classes

Ms. Darla RunyonMs. Darla RunyonDr. Roger Von HolzenDr. Roger Von Holzen

Northwest Missouri State UniversityNorthwest Missouri State University

http://cite.nwmissouri.edu/presentations/http://cite.nwmissouri.edu/presentations/

The New Role of AssessmentThe New Role of Assessment

Major change to the role of the instructorMajor change to the role of the instructor– Shift from the deliverer of content to student Shift from the deliverer of content to student

mentormentor Function of assessment techniques must Function of assessment techniques must

also change*also change*

The New Role of AssessmentThe New Role of Assessment

Assessment techniques should be based on Assessment techniques should be based on desired learning objectivesdesired learning objectives

Assessment results should be used by students Assessment results should be used by students to evaluate progress through course materials to evaluate progress through course materials

Provides the instructor with:Provides the instructor with:– evidence of effectiveness of course materialsevidence of effectiveness of course materials

– indications of content areas that need further indications of content areas that need further enhancement and/or development*enhancement and/or development*

Assessment StrategiesAssessment Strategies

Assessment StrategyAssessment Strategy

Aids in forming student assessment profilesAids in forming student assessment profiles– snapshot of student understanding snapshot of student understanding

Profile constructed by:Profile constructed by:– building learning objectives based on critical building learning objectives based on critical

course content course content – use of applicable assessment methods to use of applicable assessment methods to

determine student’s understanding of learning determine student’s understanding of learning objectivesobjectives

Should guide the student to mastery of the Should guide the student to mastery of the learning objectives*learning objectives*

Assessment StrategyAssessment Strategy

Continuous process (formative)Continuous process (formative) Assessment strategy becomes foundation Assessment strategy becomes foundation

for developing the instructional design of for developing the instructional design of the online coursethe online course

Learning objectives should be assessed Learning objectives should be assessed using applicable assessment techniques*using applicable assessment techniques*

Beyond the RhetoricBeyond the Rhetoric

Evolution from seat-time/credit hours to Evolution from seat-time/credit hours to objectives-based education as a measure of objectives-based education as a measure of learninglearning– Acknowledging present realityAcknowledging present reality

What matters is whether the student has What matters is whether the student has actually learnedactually learned

Often difficult to get faculty to change*Often difficult to get faculty to change*

Assessment Strategy StepsAssessment Strategy Steps

1.1. Assist faculty in integrating new Assist faculty in integrating new assessment techniques and developing an assessment techniques and developing an overall assessment strategyoverall assessment strategy

2.2. Administer pre-assessmentAdminister pre-assessment– Provides guidance in the development of Provides guidance in the development of

appropriate learning activities*appropriate learning activities*


3.3. Present critical concepts through Present critical concepts through interactive, instructional concept activitiesinteractive, instructional concept activities– Design a learning cycle process which should Design a learning cycle process which should

include include – content and concept deliverycontent and concept delivery– concept applicationconcept application– performance feedbackperformance feedback– opportunities for relearning*opportunities for relearning*


4.4. Punctuate course with short assessment Punctuate course with short assessment opportunitiesopportunities

– Provide student with performance feedback on Provide student with performance feedback on learning concepts and activities learning concepts and activities

– Provide a diverse array of assessment methods Provide a diverse array of assessment methods to reflect student understanding of the learning to reflect student understanding of the learning objectives objectives

– Provide opportunities for relearning and Provide opportunities for relearning and reassessment*reassessment*


5.5. Develop a post-assessment (summative)Develop a post-assessment (summative)– Provides evaluation of the overall student Provides evaluation of the overall student

performance performance – Indicates ultimate mastery of critical content Indicates ultimate mastery of critical content

and ability to incorporate content into and ability to incorporate content into appropriate situations*appropriate situations*

An Interactive Mentoring OpportunityAn Interactive Mentoring Opportunity

Need to view assessment as a teaching tool Need to view assessment as a teaching tool and not as an evaluation mechanismand not as an evaluation mechanism

Use quizzes and tests as interactive Use quizzes and tests as interactive mentoring opportunitiesmentoring opportunities– Enable students to evaluate their own progress Enable students to evaluate their own progress

through the course materials*through the course materials*

Beyond the RhetoricBeyond the Rhetoric

Quizzes and tests should be viewed as Quizzes and tests should be viewed as means of promoting learningmeans of promoting learning– Open book and extensive testing timeOpen book and extensive testing time

Should be only a small component of the Should be only a small component of the overall assessment strategy for the online overall assessment strategy for the online course*course*

Online AssessmentOnline Assessment

Provides an organized and systematic approach to Provides an organized and systematic approach to assessmentassessment– Digital exam building featuresDigital exam building features

» Variety of traditional testing methods are available Variety of traditional testing methods are available • Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice• True and FalseTrue and False• Fill-in-the-BlankFill-in-the-Blank• Multiple AnswerMultiple Answer• OrderingOrdering• MatchingMatching• Short Answer/EssayShort Answer/Essay

» Options to pool questions and control the delivery of the material*Options to pool questions and control the delivery of the material*


Traditional methods should only be a small Traditional methods should only be a small component of the overall assessment strategy component of the overall assessment strategy

Online delivery provides an environment Online delivery provides an environment conducive to incorporating conducive to incorporating – a diverse array of assessment techniquesa diverse array of assessment techniques– strategies that may be employed across a strategies that may be employed across a

variety of course subject areas*variety of course subject areas*


Flexibility of delivery allows for a more Flexibility of delivery allows for a more student-centered approach to assessment student-centered approach to assessment and feedback and feedback

Proctored examsProctored exams– Some situations may require on-site examinationsSome situations may require on-site examinations– Expenses and effort involved must be Expenses and effort involved must be

considered*considered*

Cheating and PlagiarismCheating and Plagiarism

Course DesignCourse Design

Course design can assist in inhibiting academic Course design can assist in inhibiting academic dishonestydishonesty– develop a robust course sitedevelop a robust course site

Issues pertaining to academic dishonesty and Issues pertaining to academic dishonesty and plagiarism should be examined and plagiarism should be examined and communicated*communicated*

Academic PoliciesAcademic Policies

Academic dishonesty and honor code Academic dishonesty and honor code policies should be clearly stated early in the policies should be clearly stated early in the coursecourse– Include in the course syllabusInclude in the course syllabus

Incorporate a student agreement*Incorporate a student agreement*

OneNote and PlagiarismOneNote and Plagiarism

Improved note takingImproved note taking Software provides one location to store Software provides one location to store

notesnotes Digital organization Digital organization

tool for research, tool for research, projects and meetings*projects and meetings*


May be used as a centralized collection system for May be used as a centralized collection system for an organized research processan organized research process– Type/write original informationType/write original information

– ““Print” any printable files to OneNotePrint” any printable files to OneNote» PDFPDF

» WordWord

» ExcelExcel

» JPGJPG

– Copy web content to OneNote with URL referenceCopy web content to OneNote with URL reference

– Record audio and video content with synchronized Record audio and video content with synchronized notes*notes*


Search featuresSearch features– Flagged content by category searchFlagged content by category search– Keyword searchKeyword search

The OneNote file can be submitted by the The OneNote file can be submitted by the student to the instructor with the research student to the instructor with the research paperpaper– Means to verify referenced content*Means to verify referenced content*

Dealing with PlagiarismDealing with Plagiarism

A paper or project development process A paper or project development process should be followedshould be followed– Paper or Project Prospectus Paper or Project Prospectus

» A brief, structured first-draft plan for a term paper A brief, structured first-draft plan for a term paper or term projector term project

– Submission of rough drafts*Submission of rough drafts*

Dealing with PlagiarismDealing with Plagiarism

Utilize online resources such as Turnitin.comUtilize online resources such as Turnitin.com– Over 12 billion web pages crawled Over 12 billion web pages crawled – Over 40 million student papersOver 40 million student papers– Over 10,000 major newspapers, magazines & Over 10,000 major newspapers, magazines &

scholarly journalsscholarly journals– Thousands of books including literary classics*Thousands of books including literary classics*

TurnitinTurnitin

CostCost

SetupSetup– Easy to set up via e-mail or phoneEasy to set up via e-mail or phone– Generate faculty accountsGenerate faculty accounts

» Faculty create their own course accountsFaculty create their own course accounts

– No need to manage student accounts*No need to manage student accounts*

Plagiarism Prevention Per-Campus Plagiarism Prevention Per-Campus Licensing FeeLicensing Fee

$850.00$850.00 11 $850.00$850.00

Plagiarism Prevention Per-Student Plagiarism Prevention Per-Student Licensing FeeLicensing FeeUnlimited Classes/InstructorsUnlimited Classes/InstructorsUnlimited Originality ReportsUnlimited Originality Reports

$0.87$0.87 5,0355,035 $4,380.45$4,380.45

TurnitinTurnitin

TrainingTraining– No training necessary beyond how to interpret reportsNo training necessary beyond how to interpret reports

PedagogicalPedagogical– Reinforce proper research and citation methods and Reinforce proper research and citation methods and

deter plagiarismdeter plagiarism– Three Turnitin report options Three Turnitin report options

» Immediate—first report finalImmediate—first report final» Immediate—can overwrite reports until due dateImmediate—can overwrite reports until due date» Originality report only generated on due dateOriginality report only generated on due date

– Second report options emphasizes using Turnitin as a Second report options emphasizes using Turnitin as a teaching tool*teaching tool*

TurnitinTurnitin

ManagementManagement– Student copyright issueStudent copyright issue

» Allow other papers to be checked against Allow other papers to be checked against submissions? submissions?

• Choose yes if you would like papers submitted to this Choose yes if you would like papers submitted to this assignment indexed in their database. assignment indexed in their database.

• If you do not would like papers submitted to this If you do not would like papers submitted to this assignment stored in their database and used for future assignment stored in their database and used for future plagiarism searches, select no*plagiarism searches, select no*

Assessment, Cheating and PlagiarismAssessment, Cheating and Plagiarism

Cheating and plagiarism issues can best be Cheating and plagiarism issues can best be handled throughhandled through– role of instructorrole of instructor– design of instructiondesign of instruction– design of assessment*design of assessment*

Ms. Darla RunyonMs. Darla [email protected]

Dr. Dr. Roger Von HolzenRoger Von [email protected]

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