Give pre-exam academic integrity reminders regardless of exam format¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q4 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Before exams, instructors should present academic integrity reminders covering the university's integrity policies, the negative consequences of cheating, and a real case of academic dishonesty and its punishment. The mini-meta-analysis found reminders significantly reduced cheating rates with very strong Bayes evidence (BF10 = 37.94), and the effect did not differ between unproctored and proctored formats. The reminders were printed on the exam booklet cover page in Studies 3 and 4, modeled on content from prior studies.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Reminders should reiterate academic integrity policies, negative consequences of cheating, and an actual case of academic dishonesty with its punishment

Constraints¶

• Reminders reduced cheating rate but had no significant effect on cheating extent once students decided to cheat

Target Learners¶

• university students

Target Learning Goals¶

• upholding academic integrity and assessment validity in course exams

Claims¶

• Pre-exam academic integrity reminders significantly reduce cheating rates relative to no reminders, equally for both exam formats [+M]
• With academic integrity reminders present, the exam-format effect on cheating rate disappears (Study 3 null) [~M]
• Study 4 replicated lower cheating rates in unproctored exams with reminders present, though with anecdotal Bayes evidence [+M]

Related Strategies¶

• Problem Scenario Analysis

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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