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Detecting test cheating using a Deterministic, gated item response theory model [PDF]

, 2010
High-stakes tests are widely used as measurement tools to make inferences about test takers' proficiency, achievement, competence or knowledge. The stakes may be directly related to test performance, such as obtaining a high-school diploma, being granted
Shu, Zhan, NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro   +1 more
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Biogeography and diversification patterns in the Irano‐Turanian biodiversity hotspots inferred from a molecular phylogeny of the subendemic Iris subgenus Scorpiris (Iridaceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The Irano‐Turanian Floristic Region harbors a rich flora, but our understanding of the development of this diversity is limited by a lack of data on phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic patterns of endemic and more widespread plants. Hypotheses of in situ diversification versus allopatric diversification were tested using Iris subgen. Scorpiris,
Mona Salimbahrami, Hojjatollah Saeidi, Ali Bagheri, Carol A. Wilson, Gerald M. Schneeweiss   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Effectiveness of Academic Integrity Institutional Policies: How Can Honor Code and Severe Punishments Deter Students’ Cheating—Moderating Approach?

SAGE Open
This paper examined the role of honor codes and severity of punishment on the students’ perception of cheating seriousness in order to assess the effectiveness of institutional policies on preventing the academic misconduct.
Jovana Janinovic, Sanja Pekovic, Rajka Djokovic, Dijana Vuckovic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Students’ Perceptions of Self and Peers Predict Self-Reports of Cheating

Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal
Academic dishonesty and how to address it are common concerns across higher education disciplines, but engineering students admit to higher rates of academic dishonesty than other students.
Amber M. Henslee, Luke Settles, Sara E. Johnson, Gayla R. Olbricht   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Uncharted Territory of the New Obesity Drugs in Users Without Obesity: A Sociomedical Perspective

Obesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The off‐label use of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1ra) among people without obesity and/or diabetes is rapidly expanding, despite a lack of clinical justification or safety data in this population. This Perspective explores the sociomedical dimensions of this trend, highlighting key research gaps and emerging hypotheses ...
Fernanda Baeza Scagliusi, Bruno Gualano, Pernille Andreassen, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Sissel Due Jensen, Alexandra Brewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Exam Cheating Among the High School Students: Role of Personality Characteristics, Sensation-Seeking, Locus of Control and Exam Anxiety [PDF]

Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal, 2019
The research purpose is to evaluate the personality characteristics, sensation-seeking, a locus of control and exam anxiety as the predictors of exam cheating among the high school students in Ahvaz City.
Nasser Behroozi, Zahra Rafiee, Alireza Haji Yakhchali   +2 more
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Where Have I Seen You Before? Networks, Trust and Reciprocity as a Source of Collaboration in the Public Service

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although some studies focus on how bureaucrats' interactions with one another affect performance, they rarely focus on why these public servants collaborate. Bureaucrats' collaboration matters because it can significantly contribute to achieving policy goals.
Nathalie Mendez
wiley   +1 more source

Cheating prevention in secret sharing over GF(pt)

, 2001
The work investigates cheating prevention in secret sharing. It is argued that cheating is immune against cheating if the cheaters gain no advantage over honest participants by submitting invalid shares to the combiner.
Josef Pieprzyk, Zhang Xian-Mo, Pieprzyk, Josef, Zhang, Xian-Mo   +3 more
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Entitled to Cheat: An Examination of Incoming Freshmen at a Small Regional University

Journal of Public and Professional Sociology, 2012
On their first day of college, 363 incoming freshmen were surveyed at a small regional public university in the Southeastern United States to determine how their senses of entitlement and superiority influence their tolerance of cheating behavior ...
Paul D Shapiro
doaj   +1 more source

Living Well With Type 1 Diabetes in Middle School: A Student‐Centered Perspective

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is among the most common chronic illnesses affecting children and adolescents, meaning that all schools regularly include students with T1D. Supporting their well‐being requires understanding how they experience middle school to address their specific needs.
Isabelle Joing, Gaëlle Marais, Aurore Huchez, Elodie Lespagnol, Elsa Heyman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source