:thumbsup: Academic integrity
by Cheron Huskens
1. The students need to learn and make it their principle that plagiarism is steeling. Just because you cannot touch something you can still steel it.
1.1. One should not reinvent the wheel, but instead find new ways to use it. However, one ought to give credits to those who came up with the ideas, argument, etc. Hence, one ought to name the sources (Diego)
2. To share real life examples of collaboration versus collusion and we found it helpful to have role plays and students can comment on what was appropriate about the role play
3. In our school academic integrity or academic honesty is a vital part of the school culture and it is embedded through the school’s rules, regulations and daily routines. Academic integrity builds an ethical school culture where authentic and individual scholarly works are produced.
4. We have tried weekend sessions for those students who need extra support.
5. Our school has a very clear policy on Academic Integrity. We updated our guide and rule book only last year. All students and their parents get a copy and need to sign that they received it. Additionally, the student get lectures by the EE coordinator on the issue.
5.1. When handing in their EE, it is checked via Turnitit to verify its authenticity. We stress since the beginning (actually since primary school) that no plagiarism of any sort is tolerated. The teachers are setting examples of naming all their sources.
5.2. Give access for the turnitin report to the students as well. That way, they can verfiy to see if their academic work has issues with lack of attribution before Final Submission
5.3. There are very clear guidelines on what is expected of the student
5.4. My school also uses Turn It In for extended essays and other IB examinations. All teachers post a common academic integrity policy on class website. Consequences of violating academic integrity are clear in the student handbook.
5.5. Do the same, each year.
5.6. Same in my school. Very clear guidelines and consequences are listed in the student handbook.
6. The school conducts a separate session for students which is lead by the EE coordinator.
6.1. In our school, academic integrity is emphasised at the beginning of the 1st year and we have an academic integrity day that is coordinated by the IB coordinator. During this day, different department comes together to share and guide students on the different aspect academic integrity so that all, including teachers have a common understanding and speak the same lingo. Throughout the year, the different subject teachers will reinforce the same message again in the classroom.
6.1.1. We have only the DP at our school. But we are a school with starting age of 3 or 4 years old. Since primary school the students start to learn that they need to tell where they found certain information. Like that, bit by bit and according to their age, the students learn the principle of academic integrity.
6.1.2. reinforcement of academic integrity with relation to each subject helps student to see the importance of this
6.2. After the briefing at cohort level, students are guided on how to observe academic honesty at various subject levels: using turnitin, proper citations for references used and prompt recording of all sources used.
6.3. This should not only be restricted to EE as IAs also require students to understand what collaboration is permission so my school conducts a 2-hour Academic Integrity session before students embark on their EEs and IAs
7. Difference between collusion and collaboration is working together is collaboration but copying someone else’s work is collusion. Students must acknowledge that work submitted must be authentic and wholly the student's work.
7.1. If a student allows another student to copy part of his work, both are guilty of misconduct Good collaboration involves students writing their own individual responses after bouncing off ideas in their groups
7.1.1. Part of our work as teachers is making sure that our students learn to take responsibility. I want to be able to trust my students.
7.1.1.1. Teachers as role models, showing good practice on how to use other sources. Focus on helping students to understand the meaning of authentic work and how to use citations, etc. effectively. Signing of Academic Honesty Form where students and teachers set up a contract of trust.
7.1.2. A requirement of the school is students will need to sign a declaration form to certify that the work submitted is authentic and and that acknowledge works of another person
7.2. To ensure no collusion or collaboration, the student is responsible for ensuring that all work submitted is authentic and work of others are correctly acknowledged.
7.2.1. The challenge comes in when more than 1 student is looking at the same IA article. I am okay with that, but will remind students that collusion and collaboration on commentary is not allowed.
7.3. It is very important to remind the students from day 1 that this is not tolerated and will be reported. Emphasize on integrity.
7.4. Students need to have a clear distinction between these 2 to Ensure that they don’t cross the line.
7.5. Use roleplay to show different scenarios of collaboration and collusion and get students to discuss which is acceptable and which is not.
7.6. Academic honesty policy with regards to collusion and collaboration is clearly stated in the school handbook. At the beginning of each year students are issued with the handbook and Pastoral care teachers were go through this item, among other things
7.7. Work that is individual is emphasized as such and the declaration form signed would remind them as such
7.8. Warning about plagiarism and check in turnitin happen all the time before any assessment. To be honest, we detect plagiarism rare now, which means students' academic honesty is progressing. Otherwise, we give 0 for all criteria in the work, if we spot any copy pasting from the internet or cheating.
8. I agree that it is important to cultivate integrity in our students, not just through threats of consequences but through understanding the need for academic intergrity
8.1. Yes! I think, teachers and students should talk about academic integrity more explicitly in the classroom so that students have an appreciation towards the reason of having academic integrity. (Diego)
9. 1. Every Year during orientation for Year 5, a lecture on academic honesty is conducted by the DP co-ordinator and Heads of Department. The year is no exception. An E-lecture was conducted covering the following (i)types of dishonesty; (ii) How to avoid academic misconduct; (iii) consequences of academic misconduct paying attention to case studies and (iv) What is Turnitin and understanding of Turnitin report among other things. To break the monotony of the lecture, at various points during the lecture a quiz is conducted to ensure students are aware of key areas of academic honesty. 2. Academic honesty is also revisited during pastoral care lesson under one of the SHIELD values (Steadfastness, Humility, Integrity, Empathy Loyalty and Diligence) 3. The Academic Integrity Policy is clearly spelled out in the school handbook in terms of what constitutes academic misconduct and the consequences of such misconduct for the different levels. 4. It is most effective at the subject level while introducing IA and EE teachers reiterates the importance of academic honesty. not infringe academic. For example, we remind our students to have an exercise book to jot down the source of their reading or works they have referred to. We also teach our students on the citation. 5. Finally, when students submit their work (IA and EE), they have to make a declaration that the work they are submitting is their work and they have acknowledged the works of another person. If they are caught for an academic violation, they will be reported to relevant authorities. 6. When the going gets tough some forget to cite their sources. To address the issue students are constantly reminded of the requirements of academic honesty.
9.1. In your school a clear policy exists and is implemented as appears clearly embodied on many levels. Clear and direct communication starts from an early age. This looks to have a holistic approach. We follow a similar approach with the Y Heads of Year conducting the academic integrity courses which also runs through pastoral subjects on timetable
10. In my school, we use turn it in and enforce that it is used for every assessment. This is sometimes a good deterrent
10.1. We do too.
10.2. In our school we do the same, we use turnitin program and we have academic honesty policy, which students know by heart and aware about all penalties. During any assessment we check for plagiarism and process form to inform student and parent about the contravention.
11. In my school academic integrity is emphasizes in exams, home works and essay writing. If students are dishonesty, they will be heavily punished.
11.1. Students shall make promise and sign the academic integrity documents when they hand in their IA or EE.
11.1.1. I think it will be relevant to have a contract for IAs as well. -Diego
11.2. IB emphasize academic integrity for both teachers and students. I will tell my students before the school term begins and explain the rules to them in advance. If my students need the support, I will tell them what I can do and what I can not.
11.3. In our school we do the same, we use turnitin program and we have academic honesty policy, which students know by heart and aware about all penalties. During any assessment we check for plagiarism and process form to inform student and parent about the contravention.
12. We had tried having Research Methods session. In these session students were introduced to the idea of academic integrity, referencing and citations.
13. Important to cultivate a Principled IB learner who lead their lives with integrity in thoughts, words and actions.
13.1. This is a process that begins at the very early stages of learning, the student must grow in an integrity environment
14. Academic Integrity in Chongqing (Ruihan)
14.1. Before
14.1.1. 1.hold lectures on academic integrity in year one.
14.1.2. 2. teacher training to ensure that every faculty is on the same page.
14.1.3. 3. Incorporate AI in every lesson. For example, teachers should set up the standard and avoid unsourced materials.
14.2. While
14.2.1. 1. role play: decide which scenario is in jeopardy of academic dishonesty, why, and how?
14.2.2. 2. interval checkpoints: teachers give immediate feedback in assignment
14.3. After
14.3.1. AI reflection
15. Being able to have the tools to check for plagiarism and enforce the rules (Diego)
16. I have observed that students even not tried to infringe but during plagiarism checking software show it. In my opinion, it is due to the literature review and the student try to translate into its own sentences it reflect similarity. Here is the role of teacher to guide them how to use language use ATT and ATL strategies.
17. Students are worried about their grades and use mal-practice. In my view if they feel trusted and during evaluation examiner must keep in mind the exam pressure on learners along with country's political, economic and social environment, it will be easier to understand that all people are not facing the similar conditions.
18. School administration and Government's report can help IB
19. Do you think everyone and everywhere all the primary research is possible? certainly not and when we collect information from the secondary sources it will be a un-intentionally compromise.
20. Academic Integrity is relatively a novel concept in India. Thus having a workshop on need for academic integrity, its meaning and it's dimension is a good way to begin.
21. It's challenging when students are doing group project. Teachers should emphasize the importance of academic integrity and collaboration during the project to avoid 'free rider'.
22. Academic integrity and language learners. It's maybe worth remembering that, for those of us who work with language learners, that the skill of "put it in your own words" can be difficult. Having a phrase wall or 'cheat sheet' of sentence starters can be helpful. Teachers modeling different ways of saying the same thing is also important. Sometimes when there's a deadline and time is limited, putting it in your own words is an extra challenge!
23. This is a difficult issue at my school because of the academic pressure many students are faced with. It needs to be constantly reinforced and there has to be consequences are are set ahead of time when academic integrity is not adhered to.
24. Teachers show how to use referenced materials during classes with sessions dedicated to using referencing, paraphrasing and the importance of recognising all forms of published works including written texts, data and charts - this often presents an issue and the biggest challenge involves spotting this and also for students to accept the need for referencing for all sources used. General teaching is given to age groups from year 7 and also through activities during form period Academic integrity also present throughout lessons with presentations, teacher's own exams/questions etc The school has a detailed academic integrity policy which students, parents and teachers access and sign they agree to. By developing a deep awareness of a students academic writing style and also embodying the need for academic integrity in classwork helps to build a realisation of the importance of respecting the scientific community. Students sign forms to state their academic integrity with software used to check for plagiarism for official coursework. Good practices incorporated into teaching also assist in instilling this in students.
25. Academic integrity means, besides all the great thins exposed here, that the students believe that it is much more important to develop their own thinkings than making fraud.
26. Academic integrity is that our students recognize that there was always someone who studied his/her field previously and that he/she deserves to be cited.
27. There must be a consistent approach from all IB teachers in applying the school's academic integrity policy, so that students are fully aware of the consequences of their actions.
28. To help relieve some of the stress for students, teachers need to have some flexibility when students are feeling overwhelmed
29. The IB academic integrity policy stresses that students must be trained in the required skills, for example, referencing, to help prevent academic misconduct.
30. Unfair practice
30.1. Paraphrasing
30.2. Copy and paste
30.3. Plagiarism
30.4. Downloading assignments or parts of assignments from the Internet
30.5. Cheating in exams and/or assignments
30.5.1. incorrect use of word processors in exams
30.5.1.1. This is common if students are unattended or have to use their own PCs in case of school PC shortage.
30.5.2. collusion and collaboration
30.6. Taking Some one else idea and putting it as your work without their consent.
30.7. Taking someone else's development of an argument and presenting it as your own without citing the origin of the concept.
30.7.1. Slight editing and presenting as one's own
30.7.2. Right - one bad habits that many students acquire in middle school is to copy and paste a text and then change a few words here and there to avoid accusations of plagiarism. This is obviously to be discouraged.
30.8. providing false excuses for failure, late submission of assessed work
30.8.1. This sometimes has the parent concent and may be hard to cope with
30.9. doing assessed work in groups of two or more students, where group work was not specifically assigned as an option
30.10. knowingly helping another student to commit an act of cheating by letting him/her view their assessed work
30.11. Doing any assessment for another student
30.11.1. some students hire a ghostwriter for assignments or even IA.
30.11.1.1. This practice has become more common than teachers think. Students with higher means utilize certain websites for this course of action
30.11.1.1.1. There needs to be a method / tool to check that it is indeed their work
30.11.2. Paraphrasing without bothering to change much of the old text. Usually Turnitin will pick this up. Also making up excuses for why the asssignment was not completed on time, sometimes with the parents' hep.
30.12. receiving an assessment, in whole or in part, in advance with the help of another student, teacher or their equivalent
30.12.1. Students have to be careful with this one. Often they claim that they did not know the other student was going to use their work and they didn't lend it intentionally.
30.12.2. Time zoning in exams
30.13. Incorrectly quoting
30.13.1. Could use computer gadgets to show errors.
30.14. Submitting false documents
30.15. Change the quantitative progression results
30.16. Using the unfortunate circumstances of a country as an excuse to justify work not being submitted.
30.16.1. Teaching students how to cite correctly so that they do so when researching their papers.
30.17. Pay for someone else to write IA or EE for them.
31. It will also not catch essays written and paid for that are written by university grads.
31.1. Integration of IB learner profile attributes
31.1.1. Strict adherence to Academic honesty policy
31.1.1.1. Meeting with All stakeholders involved in IB education
32. It follows through with the principle of lifelong learning as new ideas build upon existing ones, develop them and bring new insights. This maintains the ownership of the original work and it is acknowledged by the developers. It also ensures that new additions are the intellectual property of the developers. All are acknowledged!
32.1. The greater use of IT and internet during COVID-19 highlights that academic honesty is even more significant. Academic integrity provides value to academic qualifications and employers prefer to hire graduates whom they believe to have high personal integrity.
32.2. This is really the principle on which we gain greater knowledge and progress as a human race. While it is important to refer to and build on past knowledge, it is also important for students to resist taking other people's ideas as their own.
33. Definition
33.1. Acting with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility in learning, teaching and research (Exemplary Academic Integrity Project, 2013
33.2. it is a commitment to and demonstration of moral behavior
33.2.1. Totally agree. It should be a principle everyone is acting on. You simply do´t steel from others.
33.3. Guiding principle to act in a responsible way
34. Our school has a strict policy regarding academic integrity. Students are repeatedly told that they should follow academic integrity. However, there are cases every year that cheat in their IA or EE, or in the exam.
35. School Policy must be in place: administration, teachers, staff, students and parents must be aware of and in line with the policy.
36. Continuous practice through different types of activities within individual classrooms is a great way to help students internalize the importance of academic honesty and make correct citing and referencing a natural part of their learning process.
36.1. Academic integrity is a core principle og the IB. Without it, an IB student fails to be a true member. Students are told that not only will any dishonesty lead to severe reprecusions but it would be the same as theft or cheating so they should be self critical in theior approach.
36.1.1. Academic Integrity policies should be revisited on a regular basis through: assemblies, round-tables, within individual classrooms, online updates/information
36.2. Yes, we need to emphasize this in class in all the work they do. Not just EE, but IA and any research / presentations they do as well
36.3. Agree! I frown upon students copying homework from one another
37. Academic integrity is showing respect to the others in the scientific community.
37.1. The student need to submit a signed declaration letter of his (her) intent to adhere to the principles of academic honesty in future. This will be placed in the student’s personal file. The student and his (her) parents will be warned in writing that further offences may lead to disciplinary action. This warning will also be placed in the student’s personal file.
38. Prevention using plagiarism detectors all along the process of writing; explanation of the law and the possible punishment in case of plagiarism; debates and discussions to help the students become aware of the issues at stake
38.1. Plaigarism prevention campaigns have to start in the early years so that students grow through their academic life being aware of the different types of plaigarism and its consequences.
38.2. I think another thing we can do is to look through the topics that they are doing and ensure that the topics are not too similar to previous topics. If the RQs are too similar, then there's a higher chance that what they have come up with is similar to past EEs and get flagged for plagarism.
38.3. It is good to compile the list of topics for EE for each subject to avoid a repetition of the topics and risking academic dishonesty.
39. Administrative Responses
39.1. Embedding the policy into the school structure. Having a clear academic honesty policy guideline (that aligns with IB policy) is critical in helping streamline this process for administrators, teachers and students.
39.2. School should have a code of honor policy whereby students are made to sign an undertaking stating areas which are considered academically ethical and ensuring that appropriate action will be taken in case it is not followed
39.2.1. Agree. I ask students to read and sign an"agreement of academic honesty" on midterm and final exam papers.
39.3. Be clear what happens if a student get caught being academically dishonest more then once. How many times until they are removed from the program.
39.3.1. I second this! It helps to cultivate good learning habits, such as self-management skills and is important towards the student’s character development. Adhering to academic honesty policy is an attribute of a Principled IB Learner.
39.3.2. Yes! There should be clear consequences for academic dishonesty. The school should be ready to enforce rules.
39.4. The academic integrity in the school should be discussed explicitly and embedded in teaching and learning. A revised policy on Academic Integrity should be released to students and teachers at the beginning of the school year. In addition to this, a pledge is signed by both parents and students.
39.5. We have a weekly seminar run by the IB coordinator during which academic integrity is discussed and reinforced.
39.6. The list with EE procedure that includes academic integrity and honesty as well as the consequences of malpractice is given to students and signed at the start.
40. EE are checked for plagiarism via out virtualplatform so any copying etc is picked up.
40.1. Students are very clearly informed about the dangers of malpractice with regards to coursework and EE. Any suggestion of plagirism is seriously treated.
40.1.1. Provides at least some disincentive to students
41. Proactive Approach
41.1. Effective communication to students, parents, and guardians about expectations
41.2. Rooted in the IB mission statement
41.3. This looks very interesting. I must try it. I encourage students to compile an annotated bibliography which doing a literature review.
41.4. Preventative more than reactionary
41.5. Adjustments made as technology/society necessitates
41.6. Use of Callido's Interactive Tool for the EE
41.6.1. I am using an EE tracking document that follows a similar structure. But I think such an interactive tool might be more useful for students to organise their EE structures. I will use it.
41.7. We have also tried a list of sources to make sure they have referenced the data collected through checking.
41.7.1. Students must compile an annotated bibliography while conducting their research to ensure all the information and data collected is cited.
41.8. Time, time and time. Providing a list of checkpoints for students to be made aware to feel less pressured / stressed to take unjust actions or complete unsatisfactory work.
41.9. Its is very important as teachers we track the progress of our students write-up in EEs for example at least once a month to see their progress and avoid any last minute situation where they need to do last min work and be tempted to copy or pay for outside help to write it for them.
41.10. Our school library offers essay format training to all students. Students are taught MLA format before they start writing EE. We also use Managebec to track the progress of students' EE. There are checklist for students to review when they are writing their EE, and timelines for each assignment due is stipulated clearly to them. For Economics class, students are taught to do research well, so the articles they find are of high quality.
42. I agree as students tend to forget that plagiarism is a breach that is penalised.
42.1. That is why it is essential for the school to have a clear academic policy with clear consequences that will be enforced.
43. Students really need help with this. They do not understand the gravity of showing others their work. I had this happen. The student felt pressured to show their assignment work to the "cheating" student when asked. They did not realize the student would essentially copy. Teachers need to explicitly explain this is a form of academic dishonesty by both parties.
43.1. I agree , this is a delicate issue , especially among teenagers. Some feel pressured to share their work with peers thinking that if they do not do it, they will be excluded from their clique. In our school is a very strong policy and we had students that almost lost the diploma because of it. Simonne G.
43.2. We have faced a similar problem but not in Economics, with a student in another school who had actually copied an EE from a previous year candidate. Turnitin revealed it and it was embarrassing for the teachers and administrators involved.
44. I have not tried this, but I think this would be beneficial for the students and the school, overall.
45. submitting assessed work that was previously assessed
45.1. Many students may not intentionally be violating academic integrity if they think that work they genuinely produced on their own being resubmitted is still unacceptable. Although, this can be a bit more of a rare situation.
46. Use Turnitin as a way to detect plagiarism
46.1. Turnitin will not catch essays sold on the internet behind a firewall unless they are sold to several different students.
46.2. We use Turnitin at our school, though it si not perfect. The EE coordinator meets with the students weekly to reinforce the importance of academic honesty.
46.3. Turnitin is at least deterrent even if it doesn't detect every bit of plagiarism. Most students suspect that the system with detect copying and pasting and therefore avoid it.
46.4. We use Turnitin but it is also the teacher's duty to notify the students when references are missing or when the bibliography contains references not cited in the text.
46.4.1. Several years ago one of my EE student submitted a perfect essay in which he could not write by himself, in my opinion. Since then, beside Turnitin, I try to have short meetings with my EE students to get information about their research. I ask questions about their findings, sources, etc. This at least gives an idea if they themselves are working on it or not. However, it is very time consuming.