I try to make my students aware that I am watching everything they are doing during testing. I request all voices to be quiet once test are out and no talking until I have all the test in my hand. The students are asked to put everything including their phones in their back packs and zip them up. My students usually dont have any issues with these request.
I have my students clear everything off the desk, all phones are put away and if I see them with a phone while taking a test I take the phone up til the end of class and they recieve a 0 for the test. I make sure my students are aware of this rule. And while they are taking the test I walk the room at all times.
If the classroom is large enough, seperate the students. If not, A/B tests have been shown to work. You can also encourage students to be confident in what they are doing.
Hi Thomas,
I am straight foward and to the point with my students. I let them know that we are spreading out so that we will not have wandering eyes/cheating.
Patricia
To reduce cheating I give questions that require individual responses in which they show what they learn. Essays require individual responses and if properly worded can not be easily written from preprepare notes. Work where they need to make decisions while preparing the answer are hard to copy without getting caught.
Susan,
You are so right, the effort that some take to cheat may often be more complex and time consuming than just trying to truly learn the material. When it comes to test time in my classrooms, I have always seperated the class as a whole with the explanation of "need to spread out so that no one distracts another" I feel that if I use this reasoning rather than my wanting to prevent cheating, it generally is better accepted by the class.
Good seating arrangements can eliminate some cheating. Observaion is a key to preventing the students from cheating. Give different forms of the same information so they are unable to cheat.
Spreading students out so they will not have the opportunity to glance over another student's answer.
I use several ways to reduce student cheating. I usually have two different versions of the exam, I also allow the students to bring in a one sided piece of letter sized paper with what they feel are the most important concepts for them, as outlined by the study guide and review sessions, this way, they are able to prepare and have tangible proof of their preparation. I also realize that feeling like a task is insurmountable is a factor in cheating, especially plagiarism, so I often split big things like papers up into small components so they feel less intimidating
By offering them a pre-test...an testing their knowledge by conducting reviews
We could separated them from each other, I could be walking around during test, but I think the most important is keep talking every time about the importance don't be a cheater for the rest in their life.
One thing I like to do is spread my students out so it lessens the opportunity for cheating. I will stand in the back of the room while testing is taking place. I make sure we have chapter reviews as well.
An effective way of reducing student cheating is to walk around the classroom while students are taking exams, beaware of what students are doing while taking a test. I like to have students clear off their desks completly, and all cell phones must be put away.
There are several strategies when used consistently will reduce student cheating:
when proctoring an exam, keeep walking around the room, observing students; spread out students in the testing room, give 2 to 3 versions of the same exam with trhe questions in different order, for written work consider using google, bing, and or turn it in .com
I have replaced most t/f tests with short answer.
Another way of combating this issue would be to mix up the questions in a random pattern.... all the questions would be the same but will fall in a random order. Yes, this would add a little extra time to grading but would give your cheating student a run for there money.
I think a good way of combat cheating students would be circulate the room while testing. Keeping in close range of the alleged. This would give him/ her a harder time in getting their information from whatever there source.
Creating multiple versions of one test is one way to reduce cheating in the class. Also have students place everything under their desk and having them sit one seat apart from each other.
Hi Beverly,
The student really needs to thank you because you gave her a break. You had the evidence you needed to declare her as cheating, especially if you saw her look at her notebook and write the answer on her test.
Patricia
Hi Akita,
I concur! Cheaters will go to great lengths to find a way to cheat. As educators we have to put practices in place to try to prevent cheating.
Patricia
