Academic Integrity

 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY OBJECTIVE:
Here again is a sample objective. You can obtain more information on the survey from the Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute.
[ I never found objectives all that much fun and they can be rather tricky to write in order to get measurable results. I was glad to see someone with a decent survey and an objective that deals with attitudinal changes, all part of the general AFG process.]

 By the year 2006, the students of MLHS will demonstrate an understanding of academic integrity as indicated by the following measures:
1) a 5 percentage point improvement in students’ positive responses to each of the following items on the Rocky Mountain Science Institute “Prevention Planning Survey”:
Baseline Data: May, 2000 (administered to 90% of the student body)

  A Lot Some Not Much Not At All No Response
It's bad to cheat 37.6 36.3 16.1 4.6 5.4
GOAL: a 5 percentage point increase in the “A lot” category, raising the total positive response to 42.6.

  A Lot Some Not Much Not At All No Response
I cheat in school. 3.3 15.2 36.1 40.0 5.4
GOAL: a 5 percentage point increase in the “Not at all” category, raising the total positive response to 45.0.

2) a 5 percentage point improvement in students’ positive responses to the following item on the NSSE Student Opinion Inventory:
Baseline Data: April, 2000 (administered to 25% of the student body)
  Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree NA
Cheating occurs infrequently
in our school.
12.9 16.4 19.8 18.1 29.3 3.4
GOAL: a 5 percentage point improvement in students’ responses in the “Strongly Agree” and “Agree” categories, raising the combined score in these two categories from 29.3 to 34.3.

3) a 5 percentage point improvement in students’ positive responses to the following items on the MLHS Survey of Academic Integrity:
Baseline Data: January 24, 2001 (administered to 90% of the student body)

  Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree NA
Item #13:
In certain cases, cheating is justifiable.
4% 20% 31% 31% 12% 0%
GOAL: a 5 percentage point improvement in students’ responses in the “D” and “SD” categories, raising the combined score from 43% to 48%.
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"A man does what he must—in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures—and that is the basis of all human morality."

J.F.Kennedy


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I would like to thank Dr. Sandy Svenningsen for her expertise and assistance. Dr. Svenningsen is the AFG Internal Coordinator and English Supervisor at Mountain Lakes.

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