Is the Cheating Risk Always Higher in Online Instruction Compared to Face-to-Face Instruction?

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Is the Cheating Risk Always Higher in Online Instruction Compared to Face-to-Face Instruction?

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Oskar Harmon (University of Connecticut)
James Lambrinos (Union Graduate College)
Judy Buffolino (University of Connecticut)

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Oskar R. Harmon

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This article analyzes the exposure to cheating risk of online courses relative to face-to-face courses at a single institution. For our sample of 20 online courses we report that the cheating risk is higher than for equivalent face-to-face courses because of reliance on un-proctored multiple choice exams. We conclude that the combination of a proctored final exam, and strategic use cheating deterrents in the administration of un-proctored multiple choice exams, would significantly reduce the cheating risk differential without substantially altering the assessment design of online instruction.

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Paper provided by University of Connecticut, Department of Economics in its series Working papers with number 2008-14.

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Length: 24 pages
Date of creation: Apr 2008
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Stephen Buckles & John J. Siegfried, 2006. "Using Multiple-Choice Questions to Evaluate In-Depth Learning of Economics," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 37(1), pages 48-57. [Downloadable!]

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