Can we detect contract cheating using existing assessment data? Applying crime prevention theory to an academic integrity issue

Can we detect contract cheating using existing assessment data? Applying crime prevention theory to an academic integrity issue

Abstract Objectives Building on what is known about the non-random nature of crime problems and the explanatory capacity of opportunity theories of crime, this study explores the utility of using existing university administrative data to detect unusual patterns of performance consistent with a stud...

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Main Authors: Joseph Clare, Sonia Walker, Julia Hobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal for Educational Integrity
Subjects:
Academic integrity
Contract cheating
Rational choice
Routine activity theory
Situational crime prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-017-0015-4

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