Research Article

Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study

Volume: 7 Number: 1 June 27, 2021
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Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study

An Erratum to this article was published on December 31, 2023. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/literacytrek/article/1392516

Abstract

Attempts to translate written examinations normally conducted in a lecture hall to an online environment during emergency remote learning in response to COVID-19 have not proved entirely successful, and have led to a sharp increase in cases of suspected misconduct. This paper describes a case study which gives insights on the relationship between assessment design and academic integrity: Is it possible to deter students from cheating by means of assessment design? Previous research does promote certain assessment types, but also indicates that there is no single assessment type that students think is impossible to cheat on. The solution proposed in this paper is therefore to add complexity to the mixture. An alternative complex assessment design comprising several steps is introduced and exemplified by an assessment procedure piloted in a grammar course for preservice language teachers in mother tongue tuition. The design promotes academic integrity, signature pedagogy, student-centred learning, and collaboration within a community of practice in an online setting.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 27, 2021

Submission Date

May 11, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 20, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Bjelobaba, S. (2021). Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study. The Literacy Trek, 7(1), 55-77. https://doi.org/10.47216/literacytrek.936053
AMA
1.Bjelobaba S. Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study. TLT. 2021;7(1):55-77. doi:10.47216/literacytrek.936053
Chicago
Bjelobaba, Sonja. 2021. “Deterring Cheating Using a Complex Assessment Design: A Case Study”. The Literacy Trek 7 (1): 55-77. https://doi.org/10.47216/literacytrek.936053.
EndNote
Bjelobaba S (June 1, 2021) Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study. The Literacy Trek 7 1 55–77.
IEEE
[1]S. Bjelobaba, “Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study”, TLT, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 55–77, June 2021, doi: 10.47216/literacytrek.936053.
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Bjelobaba, Sonja. “Deterring Cheating Using a Complex Assessment Design: A Case Study”. The Literacy Trek 7/1 (June 1, 2021): 55-77. https://doi.org/10.47216/literacytrek.936053.
JAMA
1.Bjelobaba S. Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study. TLT. 2021;7:55–77.
MLA
Bjelobaba, Sonja. “Deterring Cheating Using a Complex Assessment Design: A Case Study”. The Literacy Trek, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2021, pp. 55-77, doi:10.47216/literacytrek.936053.
Vancouver
1.Sonja Bjelobaba. Deterring cheating using a complex assessment design: A case study. TLT. 2021 Jun. 1;7(1):55-77. doi:10.47216/literacytrek.936053

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