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30th APS Annual Convention

When and Why Do Students Cheat? Developmental and Cultural Perspectives

Thursday, May 24, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Developmental

While most students believe cheating is wrong, most students cheat at least once during their academic careers. When and why do students decide to cheat? This symposium will include developmental and cultural perspectives on this question. The presented research investigates individual and contextual factors that influence students’ decisions about cheating.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Talia WaltzerChair
    University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Audun DahlCoChair
    University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Larry NucciDiscussant
    University of California, Berkeley

Presentations

  1. Who Cheats and How? a Look at Cheating Patterns in High-Performing High SchoolsSamantha Selby, Denise Pope, Sarah Miles
  2. The Role of Academic Entitlement in College Cheating: A Comparison between China and the United StatesBeverly Stiles, Minqi Pan, Emily LaBeff, Newman Wong
  3. Cultural, Linguistic, and Related Factors in Student PlagiarismMiguel Roig
  4. Reasoning and Decision-Making behind PlagiarismTalia Waltzer, Charles Baxley, Carmelle Bareket-Shavit, Audun Dahl