How Effective Is Honor Code Reporting Over Instructor- Implemented Measures? A Pilot Study
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Lucy Barnard-Brak is an assistant professor of educational psychology at Texas Tech University and the director of core statistical services for the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.
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Marcelo Schmidt is a doctoral candidate of educational psychology at Texas Tech University.
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Tianlan Wei is a doctoral student of educational psychology at Texas Tech University.
Abstract
Honor codes have become increasingly popular at institutions of higher education as a means of reducing violations of academic integrity such as cheating and other academically dishonest acts. Previous research on honor code effectiveness has been limited to correlational research designs that preclude the examination of cause-and-effect relationships, which can be achieved through experimental designs. The purpose of the current experimentally designed study was to examine the effectiveness of honor code reporting of academic integrity violations in view of typical consequences and the institutional context. Results of the current study suggest that the reporting of academic integrity violations according to an honor code may not be effective over and above verbal reprimand and grade penalty, which may be considered as typically faculty-implemented consequences.
About the authors
Lucy Barnard-Brak is an assistant professor of educational psychology at Texas Tech University and the director of core statistical services for the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.
Marcelo Schmidt is a doctoral candidate of educational psychology at Texas Tech University.
Tianlan Wei is a doctoral student of educational psychology at Texas Tech University.
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- From the Editor
- Second-Class Citizens on Campus? Promoting an Ethic of Care for Undergraduates in Student–College Relationships
- Invited Feature Article
- The Enduring Value of an Ethic of Caring
- Honesty, Cheating, and Character in College
- Caring About Students – The Work of Student Affairs
- Peer Reviewed Article
- How Effective Is Honor Code Reporting Over Instructor- Implemented Measures? A Pilot Study
- Undergraduate Student Leadership and Social Change
- Best Practices
- Character Development: Putting It Into Practice in Admissions and Instruction
- Interfaith Cooperation on Campus
- Measuring Student Learning for Interfaith Cooperation: The Pluralism and Worldview Engagement Rubric
- Opinion and Perspectives
- Whose Code of Conduct Matters Most? Examining the Link Between Academic Integrity and Student Development
- What They’re Reading
- Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do About It
- Ethical Issues on Campus
- Who Owns Community?
