{"id":46369,"date":"2018-12-19T11:52:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=46369"},"modified":"2018-12-19T11:52:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:52:14","slug":"doing-away-with-essays-wont-necessarily-stop-students-cheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/doing-away-with-essays-wont-necessarily-stop-students-cheating\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing away with essays won\u2019t necessarily stop students cheating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/asiignment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/asiignment.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/asiignment-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br \/>\nIt\u2019s never been easier for university students to cheat. We just need look to the scandal in 2015 that revealed up to 1,000 students from 16 Australian universities had hired the Sydney-based\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/education\/yingying-dou-the-mastermind-behind-the-university-essay-writing-machine-20141111-11kk50.html\">MyMaster company<\/a>\u00a0to ghost-write their assignments and sit online tests.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s known as contract cheating \u2013 when a student pays a third party to undertake their assignments which they then pass off as their own. Contract cheating isn\u2019t new \u2013 the term was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heacademy.ac.uk\/system\/files\/comp-114-p.pdf\">coined in 2006<\/a>. But it\u2019s becoming more commonplace because new technologies, such as the smart phone, are enablers.<\/p>\n<p>Cheating is taken seriously by universities and the national regulator, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teqsa.gov.au\/\">Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency<\/a>. Much of the focus has been on changing assessment tasks to ones deemed to be harder for a third party to undertake. This is called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.unsw.edu.au\/authentic-assessment\">authentic assessment<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This type of assessment has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/15-of-students-admit-to-buying-essays-what-can-universities-do-about-it-103101\">widely adopted at universities<\/a>. They are comprised of tasks that evaluate knowledge and skills by presenting students with real-world scenarios or problems relevant to the kinds of challenges they would face following graduation. But\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caullt.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bretag-et-al.pdf\">new research<\/a>\u00a0found authentic assessment may be as vulnerable to cheating as other more obvious examples, such as essays.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What the research shows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This new study was conducted by academics from six universities, led by Tracey Bretag and Rowena Harper from the University of South Australia. The research \u2013 part of the federal government\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cheatingandassessment.edu.au\/\">Contract Cheating and Assessment Design project<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 surveyed 14,086 students and 1,147 staff.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this research was to collect and understand student\u2019s perceptions of the likelihood of cheating on 13 different assessment tasks. The research then asked teaching staff which of the 13 tasks they used.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caullt.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bretag-et-al.pdf\">have previously reported<\/a>\u00a0from this data set that 6% of students admitted to cheating. The purpose of the current round of analysis was not to understand the extent of cheating, but perceptions of how easily it might be done, and if that correlated with the tasks educators set.<\/p>\n<p>They found, for both students and teachers, assessments with a short turnaround time and heavily weighted in the final mark were perceived as the tasks which were the most likely to attract contract cheating.<\/p>\n<p>Assessments perceived as the least likely to attract contract cheating were in-class tasks, personalised and unique tasks, vivas (oral explanations of a written task) and reflections on practical placements. But these tasks were the least likely to be set by educators, presumably because they\u2019re resource and time intensive.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Contract cheating and assessment design<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The research confirms the relationship between contract cheating and assessment design is a complex one. There was no assessment tasks for which students reported a 0% likelihood of contract cheating. Students who engage in contract cheating both see and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caullt.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bretag-et-al.pdf\">look for opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to cheat regardless of the assessment task.<\/p>\n<p>For universities, that means they must assume cheating is always possible and simply changing what assessments they use will not combat the problem.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_46371\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46371\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/correcting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"439\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/correcting.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/correcting-250x161.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Authentic assessment might be as vulnerable to outsourcing as essays. from www.shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Many\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eprints.staffs.ac.uk\/3608\/1\/Exams.pdf\">experts have advocated<\/a>\u00a0the use of supervised exams to combat cheating. But this new research adds to a growing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eprints.staffs.ac.uk\/3608\/1\/Exams.pdf\">body of evidence<\/a>\u00a0that exams provide universities and accrediting bodies with a false sense of security. In fact, previous data has shown students reported engaging in undetected cheating on supervised exams at higher rates than other types of cheating.<\/p>\n<p>Another common approach is to use a series of small, graded tasks, such as spontaneous in-class tests, sometimes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cheatingandassessment.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EDUCATOR-RESOURCE-Assessment-to-foster-academic-integrity.pdf\">called continuous assessment<\/a>. Even here, students indicated these were the third most likely form of assessment to be outsourced.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Who\u2019s most likely to cheat?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/australian-unis-should-take-responsibility-for-corrupt-practices-in-international-education-40380\">much attention<\/a>, particularly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-04-14\/major-universities-investigate-cheating-scandal\/6390164\">during the MyMaster scandal<\/a>, on international students\u2019 use of contract cheating. The new research suggests both international students and domestic students from non-English speaking backgrounds are more likely to engage in contract cheating than other students.<\/p>\n<p>The research also found business and commerce degrees were more likely be perceived as attracting contract cheating. Engineering was also particularly vulnerable to cheating.<\/p>\n<p>Students from non-English speaking backgrounds hypothesised cheating would be most likely to occur in assessments that required research, analysis and thinking skills (essays), heavily weighted assignments and assessments with short turnaround times.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_46372\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46372\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/supervisedexam.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/supervisedexam.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/supervisedexam-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students were still likely to cheat on supervised exams. from www.shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps unsurprisingly, students who indicated they were satisfied with the quality of teaching were less likely to think breaches of academic integrity were likely. In other words, this confirms\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hes.edu.au\/sites\/default\/files\/uploaded-content\/website-content\/Images\/Documents\/2018-HEQN-Conference\/bretag_harper.pdf\">previous research<\/a>\u00a0which showed students dissatisfied with their educational experience are more likely to cheat.<\/p>\n<h4>So what do we do about it?<\/h4>\n<p>This research provides yet more compelling evidence that curriculum and changes to teaching strategies and early intervention must be employed to support students\u2019 academic endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers also point out high levels of cheating risks undermining the reputation and quality of Australia\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/news\/australian-international-education-earnings-reach-a34-billion\">A$34 billion export sector<\/a>\u00a0in international education.<\/p>\n<p>The data demonstrates assessment tasks designed to develop relevant professional skills, which teachers are highly likely to set, were perceived by students as tasks that can easily be cheated on. These might include asking accounting students to memorandums, reports or other communication groups to stakeholders, such as shareholders. In fact, among students from a non-English speaking background, the risks of cheating might actually increase for these tasks. This means authentic assessment might run the increasing risk of being outsourced.<\/p>\n<p>This research shows the relationship between contract cheating and assessment design is not a simple product of cause and effect. In fact, the nature of the task itself may be less relevant to the prevalence of cheating than other factors such as a student\u2019s from non-English speaking background\u2019s status, perceived opportunities to cheat or satisfaction with the teaching and learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>All educators must remain vigilant about cheating. Teachers must be properly resourced by their universities to ensure they can create rich learning environments which uphold the integrity of the higher education system.<\/p>\n<p>Burdened with large debts and facing a precarious job market after graduation, it\u2019s perhaps unsurprising some students, particularly those who are struggling academically, take a transactional approach to their education. This new research provides more clear evidence contract cheating is a systemic problem that requires a sector-wide response.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Julie Hare is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s never been easier for university students to cheat. We just need look to the scandal in 2015 that revealed up to 1,000 students from 16 Australian universities had hired the Sydney-based\u00a0MyMaster company\u00a0to ghost-write their assignments and sit online tests. 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