GTA Academic Integrity Survey KSU GTA- (N=53) Demographics Preliminary Report*

1. How would you rate your campus on the following factors?

	Very Low		Medium		Very High	Not App.
The severity of penalties for cheating?	4%	11%	25%	30%	13%	17%
Student understanding of campus policies concerning cheating?	8%	23%	42%	25%	0%	4%
The faculty's understanding of these policies?	0%	8%	26%	26%	32%	8%
GTA's understanding of these policies	8%	15%	29%	35%	14%	0%
Student support of these policies?	4%	15%	25%	27%	4%	25%
Faculty support of these policies?	0%	6%	17%	38%	21%	19%
GTA's support of these policies?	0%	8%	23%	34%	26%	9%
The effectiveness of these policies?	10%	15%	17%	35%	0%	23%

2. When, if at all, do you discuss with students your policies concerning?

	Do not Discuss	On ind. assign	Start of semester	Other	Not Relevant
Plagiarism	9%	26%	68%	9%	19%
Group work/collaboration	11%	47%	45%	8%	15%
Proper attribution of sources	19%	36%	25%	2%	36%
Attribution of Internet sources	25%	36%	15%	2%	40%
Falsification of research data	23%	23%	21%	0%	47%

3. Please note the primary sources from which you have learned about the student academic integrity policies on your campus:

Primary Sources	Percentage
GTA Orientation Program	53%
Student Handbook	53%
Department Chair/Head	19%
Faculty	70%
HIPE	4%
Students	11%
Deans or Other Administrators	11%
Publicized results of Judicial Hearings	8%
University Calendar	9%
Other-Click here for comments	15%
Never Been Informed About These Policies	9%

4. In the past year, how often, if ever, have you suspected a student of cheating during a test/exam or on a major written assignment?

NA	Never	Once	A Few Times	Several Times	Many Times
4%	25%	17%	42%	12%	0%

5. In the past year, how often, if ever, were you sure a student cheated during a test/exam?

NA	Never	Once	A Few Times	Several Times	Many Times
4%	58%	23%	15%	0%	0%

6. If you were convinced, even after discussion with the student, that a student had cheated on a major test or assignment in your course, what would be your most likely reaction?

	Percentage
Reprimand or warn the student	45%
Lower the student's grade	17%
Fail the student on the test/assignment	36%
Inform faculty responsible for course	59%
Discuss the incident with other course GTAs	38%
Inform the lab coordinator	13%
Report student to a Dean	4%
Report student to a Chair/Director	25%
Do nothing about the incident	0%
Require student to redo the test/assignment	11%
Other--Click here for comments	6%

7. Have you ever ignored a suspected incident of cheating in one of your courses for any reason?

Yes	No
39%	62%

If so, did any of the following factors influence your decision? (Check all that apply.)

	Percentage
Lack of evidence/proof	32%
Cheating was trivial/not serious	15%
No time to pursue suspected cases	6%
Student was a friend	0%
Lab coordinator told me to ignore it	2%
Other GTAs suggested I ignore it	2%
Student will ultimately suffer	4%
Didn't want to deal with it	6%
Lack of support from administration	2%
Faculty member told me to ignore it	4%
Didn't think faculty would be supportive	6%
Other--Click here for comments	2%

8. If you have ever referred a suspected case of cheating to your Chair, the Dean of Students, your campus judicial board, or someone else, how satisfied were you with the way the cases were handled?

Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Unsatisfied	Very Unsatisfied
20%	35%	35%	10%	0%

Specific behaviors

1. Students have different views on what constitutes cheating and what is acceptible behavior. We would like to ask you some questions about specific behaviors that some students might consider cheating. Please circle one response for each question.

Part I: In the last three years , how often have you observed any of the following behaviors in your class?

Part II: How serious do you consider this form of cheating?

Turning in work done by someone else.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	38%	18%	30%	14%		5%	7%	16%	73%

Working on an assignment with others.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	22%	10%	40%	28%		7%	26%	45%	21%

Receiving unpermitted help on an assignment.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	44%	6%	26%	24%		10%	28%	33%	30%

Writing or providing a paper for another student.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	65%	6%	6%	22%		3%	5%	8%	84%

Providing a graded assignment to another student to submit.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	68%	4%	8%	20%		0%	5%	21%	74%

Sharing an assignment with other to use as an example.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	47%	4%	33%	16%		24%	36%	29%	12%

Getting Q/A from someone who has taken test.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	57%	4%	20%	18%		8%	3%	28%	63%

Copying a friend's computer program.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	27%	2%	10%	61%		6%	6%	16%	72%

Helping someone else cheat on a test.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	58%	10%	6%	25%		5%	3%	15%	77%

Falsifying/fabricating lab data.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	34%	9%	2%	55%		6%	9%	17%	69%

Falsifying/fabricating research data.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	42%	0%	0%	58%		6%	6%	15%	73%

Fabricating/falsifying a bibliography.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	50%	6%	2%	42%		5%	8%	27%	60%

Copying on test from other without their knowledge.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	52%	19%	10%	19%		5%	0%	15%	80%

Copying on test from another with their knowledge.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	58%	13%	10%	19%		5%	2%	10%	83%

Copying few sentences from written source w/o citing.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	25%	8%	33%	33%		5%	16%	41%	38%

Turning in a paper obtained in large part from from a term paper "mill" or website that did not charge for this information.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	54%	8%	0%	38%		6%	3%	8%	83%

Turning in a paper obtained in large part from from a term paper "mill" or website that charged a fee for this information.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	60%	2%	0%	38%		3%	3%	8%	86%

Copying a few sentences of material from an Internet source without footnoting them in a paper.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	25%	6%	31%	38%		5%	22%	38%	35%

Using unpermitted crib notes (cheat notes) during a test.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	63%	2%	6%	29%		3%	0%	17%	81%

Copying material word for word from written source.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	33%	15%	19%	33%		0%	3%	14%	84%

Altering graded test and submitting it for additional credit.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	67%	4%	0%	28%		5%	3%	19%	73%

Turned in a paper copied from another student.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	58%	4%	6%	31%		3%	3%	24%	70%

Using a false excuse to obtain extension on due date.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	46%	7%	26%	22%		8%	30%	30%	33%

Hiding library or course materials.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	60%	0%	2%	38%		14%	28%	25%	33%

Damaging library or course materials.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	57%	2%	2%	39%		17%	20%	17%	46%

Cheating on a test in another way.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	45%	0%	0%	55%		9%	9%	0%	82%

Cheating on a written assignment in another way.

Part I	Never	Once	More than Once	Not Applicable	Part II	Not Cheating	Trivial Cheating	Moderate Cheating	Serious Cheating
	36%	4%	8%	52%		8%	17%	8%	67%

2. How strongly do you agree with the following statements?

GTAs on this campus try hard to detect cheaters.

Disagree strongly				Agree strongly
2%	20%	32%	36%	10%

Cheating is a serious problem here.

Disagree strongly				Agree strongly
4%	27%	41%	27%	2%

Our student judicial process is fair and impartial.

Disagree strongly				Agree strongly
0%	8%	51%	33%	8%

Students should be held responsible for monitoring the acadmic offenses of other students.

Disagree strongly				Agree strongly
10%	14%	24%	44%	8%

Faculty support GTAs who raise academic integrity concerns.

Disagree strongly				Agree strongly
2%	6%	25%	45%	22%

Lab coordinators support GTAs who raise academic integrity concerns.

Disagree strongly				Agree strongly
2%	2%	44%	35%	16%

3. Which of the measures in Column 1, or combination of measures, do you think is most likely to be taken on your campus if a student is found responsible for cheating on a major test or written assignment? In column 2, please tell us what you think the penalty should be. (Check all that apply.)

	Likely Action	Preferred Action
The student will be given a reprimand	62%	32%
The student will receive a grade reduction	57%	28%
The student will be required to make up the exam/assignment	26%	21%
The student will receive a failing grade for the exam/assignment	51%	49%
The student will receive a failing grade for the course	23%	23%
The student will be given an XF grade for the course	19%	23%
The student will be placed on probation	11%	21%
The student will be suspended from school	6%	8%
The student will be expelled from school	8%	8%
Other	2%	0%
Don't know	8%	4%

4. What safeguards do you employ to reduce cheating in your courses? (Check all that apply.)

Safeguards	Percentage
None, I do not use any special safeguards in my courses	4%
Make copies of exams before returning them to students	4%
Use the Internet to confirm plagiarism	6%
Refer students to information about cheating/plagiarism on course outline or assignment	60%
Discuss your views on the importance of honesty and academic integrity with your students	45%
Remind students about their obligation under your school's academic integrity policy	43%
Tell students about methods you will use to detect and deter cheating in your course	26%
Have students sit apart from each other during tests and examinations	28%
Closely monitor students taking a test/exam	66%
Discuss stategies to reduce cheating with faculty member and/or lab coordinator	23%
Other--Click here for comments	8%

Qualitative GTA Comments

*Donald L. McCabe. 2003 Spring Semester Academic Integrity Survey Study conducted at Kansas State University.