Academic Dishonesty

A discussion on the importance of cheating in our

classrooms and how to approach it

Academic Dishonesty• Copied homework

assignments • Internet Plagiarism • Online Translation • Stronger student domination

and helping

Negative Influence of Academic Dishonesty for Students

• Students are learning less • Weaker foundation for later education• Negative life-skills• Incapable of future work • Not reaching their potential • Students can’t be judged accurately • Proper credit isn’t given to ALL

students

Teacher Influence • How do teachers promote cheating?• How can teachers grade/award

students appropriately?• Why does cheating make our jobs

easier? • How do we encourage bad

reputations at our schools?

How can we make a difference?• Treat students like adults and explain

the importance of the topic• Set the tone early in the year by

handing out an academic policy contract and have students sign it

Classroom Control• Take away all supplies but writing

utensils• Frequently change tests • 2 minute time outs• Give assignments that can’t be

plagiarized and are specific to their lives if possible

• Give group grades to force all students to work and get the same grade