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Responding to the COVID-19 emergency: student and academic staff perceptions of academic integrity in the transition to online exams at three Australian universities

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Reedy, Alison, Pfitzner, Darius, Rook, Laura, Ellis, Leonie·2021·International Journal for Educational Integrity
DOI 10.1007/s40979-021-00075-9PMC PMC7995680
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This paper explores the perceptions of academic staff and students to student cheating behaviours in online exams and other online assessment formats. The research took place at three Australian universities in July and August 2020 during the emergency transition to online learning and assessment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study sought to inform decision making about the future of online exams at the participating universities. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using online surveys. The findings of the study led to seven key observations, most notably the need to redefine the characteristics of academic misconduct to account for changes wrought to examinations in a digital world. The study concludes with lessons learned in relation to enhancing academic integrity in digital examinations and assessments.

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Fig. 1 Incidence of online assessments or exam format that replaced traditional invigilated exams
Fig. 1 Incidence of online assessments or exam format that replaced traditional invigilated examsCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 2 Distribution of online exam type or alternate assessment by university
Fig. 2 Distribution of online exam type or alternate assessment by universityCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 3 Student responses to the statement: “The online exam or alternate assessment made cheating … ”
Fig. 3 Student responses to the statement: “The online exam or alternate assessment made cheating … ”CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 4 Perceptions of cheating by exam or assessment format
Fig. 4 Perceptions of cheating by exam or assessment formatCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 5 Perceptions of cheating by age
Fig. 5 Perceptions of cheating by ageCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 6 Perceptions of cheating: Staff levels of agreement with the statement that cheating is minimised in online exams and assessment as compared to traditional invigilated exams
Fig. 6 Perceptions of cheating: Staff levels of agreement with the statement that cheating is minimised in online exams and assessment as compared to traditional invigilated examsCC BY · PubMed Central

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  1. Reich RW, Milhano C, Valentine D (2018) A comparison of proctored on ground exams vs. unproctored online exams in undergraduate finance courses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the academy of business research international conference
  2. Wiley (2020) Academic integrity in the age of online learning. Survey shows sharp rise in instructor perception of cheating https://www.wiley.com/network/instructors-students/covid-19-online-teaching-resources-1/is-student-cheating-on-the-rise-how-you-can-discourage-it-in-your-classroom

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Authors
Reedy, A., Pfitzner, D., Rook, L., & Ellis, L.
Affiliations
  • Charles Darwin University (AU)
  • University of Wollongong (AU)
  • University of Tasmania (AU)
Corresponding author
Reedy, Alison
ORCID
Venue
International Journal for Educational Integrity
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021-03-26
Volume
17
Issue
1
ISSN
1833-2595 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1007/s40979-021-00075-9
PMC
PMC7995680
OpenAlex
W3139679515
Cited by
168
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 20
FWCI
43.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal for Educational Integrity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Social Sciences › Law › Legal Issues in Education
Keywords
academic integrity, online examinations, academic dishonesty, academic misconduct, online assessment, COVID-19 pandemic, emergency remote teaching, student perceptions, academic staff perceptions, digital examination, higher education

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