examining grading practices

Examining Grading PracticesFocus #5:

AcademicDishonesty

The Final Lap!

Vero Beach High School

The Five FocusesFocus 1 - AchievementFocus 2 - ZerosFocus 3 - Clear ExpectationsFocus 4 - Meeting the Standards

Focus 5 - Academic Dishonesty (Cheating)

Focus #5Don’t punish academic dishonesty with

reduced grades;apply other consequences.

What is it? Why does it happen? What should we do about it?

Prevention Consequences

“No studies support the use of low grades or marks as punishments. Instead of prompting greater effort, low grades more often cause students to withdraw from learning.” Guskey and Bailey, Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning, Corwin Press, 2001, 34-35

What is academic dishonesty aka “cheating”? Departments Brainstorm: .Please place responses in “Focus

Five Department Questions” document emailed to Department Chairs along with this presentation.

Please forward completed questions to amy.falvey@indianriverschools.org .

Your department’s input is important!

SDIRC defines cheating as:

The inappropriate and deliberate distribution or use

of information, notes, materials, or work of another

person in the completion of an academic exam, test, or

assignment without specific teacher permission and proper

crediting of the source (plagiarism).

Why do Students Cheat?(Click on the students for hyperlink to video.)

Why do Students Cheat? Departments Brainstorm: Please place responses in “Focus Five

Department Questions” document emailed to Department Chairs along with this presentation.

Please forward completed questions to amy.falvey@indianriverschools.org .

Your department’s thoughts are important! Thank you!

Consequences for Academic Dishonesty?

(Click on the student desk for hyperlink to video.)

Current SDIRC Policy Student/Parent Acknowledgment For

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School Board Policy (5.14, Pupil Personnel)

“A student's academic grade shall not be lowered as a disciplinary measure.”

SDIRC Matrix of Infractions and Consequences

Mandatory: Report to parent/call/referral

Optional: Verbal reprimand Written or special assignment related to

offense Administrator/parent/teacher/student

conference Behavior agreement Confiscation of inappropriate item After school detention Counseling/PS RTI

SDIRC Matrix of Infractions and Consequences

(cont.)Optional (cont’d): After school detention Counseling/PS RTI Revoke parking decal or tow away vehicle Friday/Saturday detention In-school suspension Short-term out-of-school suspension 1-5

day/bus suspension Long-term out-of-school suspension 16-10

day/bus suspension

CONSEQUENCESFollow Code of Conduct/Must

contact parent according to matrix

Zeros are not an optionConsequences must be

consistent

What measures can we take to prevent academic dishonesty?

PREVENTION ~ CONSEQUENCES

Departments Brainstorm: .Please place responses in “Focus

Five Department Questions” document emailed to Department Chairs along with this presentation.

Please forward completed questions to amy.falvey@indianriverschools.org .

Your input makes a difference! Thank you!

Resources http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/sch

ool/cheating.html# Everybody Does It (Article) Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzhURoS39JE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbzJTTDO9f4

Book: Room 14/28 http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/pre

vent.html

Although this is the last “Major Focus”, everything we have

learned/discussed will be shared with the District for new Grading

Policies!