cheat
ハーバード大は学部生の約１２０人が今春の期末試験で答案の不正作成に関与した疑いが浮上、調査を始めたと発表しました。疑惑が出ているのは約２５０人が受けた政治学の試験で、類似回答が大量に見つかり、受講生の約半数が関与していた可能性があるとのこと。試験は問題を自宅に持ち帰って答案を作る形式で、日本でいうレポート試験でした。
カンニングは和製英語で、英語ではcheatというと習います。ただcheatと聞くと、教室試験で他人の解答を盗み見るイメージが強いと思いますが、"to violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation"という定義を見ても、「不正を行う」が第一義なので、今回のようなtake-home examにも言えるのですね。（UG）
Harvard Says 125 Students May Have Cheated on a Final Exam
Officials said that nearly half of the more than 250 students in the class were under investigation by the Harvard College Administrative Board and that if they were found to have cheated, they could be suspended for a year. The students have been notified that they are suspected and will be called to give their accounts in investigative hearings. “This is unprecedented in its scope and magnitude,” said Jay Harris, the dean of undergraduate education.
Administrators would not reveal the name of the class or even the department, saying that they wanted to protect the identities of the accused students. The Harvard Crimson, the university’s student newspaper, reported that it was a government class, Introduction to Congress, which had 279 students, and that it was taught by Matthew B. Platt, an assistant professor. Professor Platt did not respond to messages seeking comment.
When final exams were graded in May, similarities were noticed in the answers given by some students, officials said, and a professor brought the matter to the administration immediately. Over the summer, Harvard’s administrative board conducted an initial review, going over the exams of all of the students in the class for evidence of cheating. It concluded that almost half of them showed signs of possible collaboration.
“The enabling role of technology is a big part of this picture,” Mr. Harris said. “It’s the ease of sharing. With that has come, I believe, a certain cavalier attitude.”
The university said it planned to increase efforts to teach students about academic integrity.
