Hsu Jeremy L
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866.
J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2021 Mar 31;22(1). doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2291. eCollection 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an abrupt shift in biology courses, with many transitioning to online instruction. This has led to an increased concern about academic integrity and cheating in online courses. Here, I draw upon the peer-reviewed literature to provide evidence-based answers to four questions concerning cheating and online biology courses: (i) What types of cheating are prevalent with the shift to online instruction? (ii) Should instructors make assessments open book and open notes? (iii) How does cheating occur in biology lab courses? (iv) Finally, what strategies can biology instructors take to uphold academic integrity with online learning? I frame these answers not only around academic integrity but on the potential impacts on student learning and discuss some strategies that may not only deter cheating but also promote greater student learning.
新冠疫情导致生物课程突然转向，许多课程过渡到了在线教学。这引发了人们对在线课程中学术诚信和作弊问题的更多关注。在此，我借鉴同行评审文献，针对与作弊及在线生物课程相关的四个问题提供基于证据的答案：（i）向在线教学转变后，哪些类型的作弊行为很普遍？（ii）教师是否应让评估开卷和允许使用笔记？（iii）生物实验课程中作弊是如何发生的？（iv）最后，生物教师可以采取哪些策略来维护在线学习中的学术诚信？我给出这些答案不仅围绕学术诚信，还考虑到对学生学习的潜在影响，并讨论一些不仅可能阻止作弊而且还能促进学生更好学习的策略。
