| Show SHUW CHEATING HIGH IN KANSAS KANSA'S UH I Lawrence Kans IP IP and University University University Uni Uni- Kansan Three students ch cheat at for every student that refuses re refuses refuses re- re fuses to cheat if statistics made public at the University of Kansas can be relied upon The figures compiled by the student questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire question question- taken last spring show that students give or receive help occasionally and do not However However However How How- ever only four admit that they give or receive help regularly and admit that cheating is never justified whether they do it or not Out of almost students who answered the asserted asserted as as- that they justify cheating because everybody else in the class is doing it and the student who refused would be put to a disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage dis dis- dis- dis advantage in a relative grading system More than students thought that cheating cheating- was when the questions are catch questions and when the professor plays the part of a watch In this latter case the students thought it was proper to put something over on ona ona ona a too-suspecting too teacher When the course is required and seems useless and unimportant 76 justify cheating When old reports reports reports re re- re- re ports are accessible and time is short 38 would cheat When grades are at a premium 57 would cheat When a good reputation must be I- I d 1 and 1 1 m am a me ami there mere 1 is j good reason reason rea rea- reason son for not being prepared 21 would cheat When flunking is the question 87 would cheat When a n quiz consists mainly of memory questions and isolated facts 87 would cheat To the question Is HIs your respect greater or less for a student who refuses to crib regardless of the faults of the system answered answer answer- ed greater 58 less and were non The stud students were v ere diVia divided d in considering whether hether a 3 professor should or should not be responsible ble for cribbing in his classroom almost all said that the type of examination examination examination ex ex- ex- ex can make mako cribbing more or less likely Most of them said they felt no responsibility for the theother theother theother other persons person's honesty The summary of the survey shows that have given help when independent work should have been done and 71 have not nolo Those who have received help number and those who have lave not |
