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Appendix F

Academic Honesty Articles Worksheet

Resource: University Library

Find at least two articles on the subject of academic honesty in the University Library.

Complete the chart below.

| Article 1 | Article 2 |

What keyword search did you use to find the article? | Academic Honesty | Students |

In which database did you locate the article? | University library/ MasterFILE Premium | University library/ Education Research Complete |

What is the title of the article? | Academic Honesty and the Independent School. | Guiding the Gifted To Honest Work. |

Who is the author or authors? | Baggish, RosemaryWells, Peter | Abilock, Debbie |

When was the article published? | Fall 2012 | Jan/Feb 2009 |

Was the article peer reviewed? | No | No |

Outline three major points the author made in the article. | Reasons why students in public schools vs. independent schools may cheat 1. Extrinsic motivation 2. Poor connection with school 3. Negative feelings about self 4. Risk taking behavior. | 1. Students find that being academic dishonest happens so much its irrelevant. 2. Finding ways to keep a student interested and wanting to learn more 3. People ignore and think gifted students are ethical right and don’t cheat. |

What did the author conclude in the article? What were the findings? | Students are less likely to cheat if they have intrinsic motivation, a good connection with the school, positive attitude about self, and low risk taking behavior and independent schools offer an environment that inhibits academic dishonesty. | The author concluded that everyone has the ability to be academically dishonest on tests, quizzes, papers, but there are ways to keep the rates of dishonesty down by keeping the student up to date on the schools code, keeping material interesting and assignments interesting. |

How does this article apply to your work as a student? | Regardless of what kind of school I am in I am...