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Fake Question Paradigm

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The Fake Question Paradigm is an objective behavioral measure of cheating in real exams. "This paradigm involved adding researcher-prepared fill-in-the-blank target questions to the exam questions prepared by the professors"; the target questions appear course-related but test fictional concepts with fake answers unavailable online or in books. The answer key is posted to the class portal after the exam starts, so "any correct answer would indicate cheating and the number of correct answers would measure the extent of cheating." Fill-in-the-blank format minimizes guessing, and different target questions per section prevent answer sharing.

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  • Fake Question Paradigm for objective measurement of exam cheating: The Fake Question Paradigm is an objective behavioral measure of cheating in real exams. "This paradigm involved adding researcher-prepared fill-in-the-blank target questions to the exam questions prepared by the professors"; the target questions appear course-related but test fictional concepts with fake answers unavailable online or in books. The answer key is posted to the class portal after the exam starts, so "any correct answer would indicate cheating and the number of correct answers would measure the extent of cheating." Fill-in-the-blank format minimizes guessing, and different target questions per section prevent answer sharing. (Li Zhao et al. (2024))

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  • Li Zhao, Junjie Peng, Shiqi Ke, Kang Lee. (2024). Effectiveness of Unproctored vs. Teacher-Proctored Exams in Reducing Students’ Cheating: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Field Experimental Study. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09965-z
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title Fake Question Paradigm
description The Fake Question Paradigm is an objective behavioral measure of cheating in real exams.
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