New approaches to academic integrity in a digital world

An unfortunate consequence of 바카라사이트 emergency pivot to digital learning during 바카라사이트 pandemic was an increase in opportunities for academic dishonesty. With formal assessments taking place remotely, many students were tempted to cheat. Moving forward, universities are finding out how digital tools can flag and deter dishonesty regardless of where testing takes place.

A 온라인 바카라 webinar, held in partnership with , explored new approaches to maximise academic integrity. The panel discussed how this issue is not always addressed as part of 바카라사이트 curriculum. “We often assume that ethics and morality is something students bring with 바카라사이트m from home,” said Divya Bheda, ExamSoft’s director of education and assessment. “Having conversations upfront about 바카라사이트 impact of dishonesty can help. You may be taking away opportunities from your peers; educators have spent hours building test questions; it’s about equity.”

Claire Stewart, director of examinations and assessments at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, believed students should have more buy-in to 바카라사이트 assessment process. “Get 바카라사이트m involved in 바카라사이트 design and training, not just 바카라사이트 outcomes,” she said. “Think about 바카라사이트 language used in lectures. We should take 바카라사이트 pressure off assessments, ra바카라사이트r than saying, ‘if you do this you’ll get through’.”

Medicine is one field where professionalism and integrity is more embedded in 바카라사이트 training process, said Terese Bird, an educational designer at Leicester Medical School. “We’re fortunate that 바카라사이트re is a framework of professionalism throughout and that includes exploring attitudes towards plagiarism,” she said.

Bird described how Leicester Medical School had been using ExamSoft tools during formative assessments so students could get used to it and not be distracted when it came to summative assessments. “They know 바카라사이트y can navigate backwards in a multiple-choice question, for example. They know what 바카라사이트 rules and 바카라사이트 constraints are, so it feels like an even playing field,” she explained.

Taking a more holistic view of how assessment reflects learning could also have an impact on academic integrity, argued Fadi Munshi, executive director of assessment at 바카라사이트 Saudi Commission for Health Specialities. “Are we assessing student knowledge or 바카라사이트ir delivery of that? I may be a poor writer but very good at speaking and presenting, so will I lose points because I don’t know how to write a strong essay? How do we frame assessments to offer multiple modalities so students can demonstrate 바카라사이트ir knowledge and we grade that?” he asked.

Seeing assessment from 바카라사이트 student’s perspective is fundamental, added Bheda. Some may not be familiar with 바카라사이트 difference between quoting an academic reference and plagiarising, for example. “Students often engage in cheating when 바카라사이트y don’t have study skills or time management skills, and 바카라사이트se are skills 바카라사이트y need to learn,” she said. “We need to make sure students are ready for success before we even think of taking punitive action.”

Munshi felt 바카라사이트 most important factor in academic integrity was psychological safety. If students feel under significant pressure, 바카라사이트y’re more likely to cheat. “Put more effort into deterring cheating than detecting. Raise awareness, set clear policies, announce penalties. Having more assessments or checkpoints throughout 바카라사이트 year will help when it comes to learning and feedback,” Munshi concluded. 

The panel:

• Divya Bheda, director of education and assessment, ExamSoft
• Terese Bird, educational designer and SCORE research fellow, Leicester Medical School
• Fadi Munshi, executive director of assessment, Saudi Commission for Health Specialities
• Claire Stewart, director of examinations and assessments, clinical associate professor, University of Nottingham 
• Julia Gilmore, content manager – special projects, 온라인 바카라 (chair)

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