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From [1], 2002 187 students investigated for cheating at GT. 77 students had their final letter grade dropped by at least one letter grade, 26 received an F, 32
by wheelinsupial 5y ago
From [1], 2002 187 students investigated for cheating at GT. 77 students had their final letter grade dropped by at least one letter grade, 26 received an F, 32 received a zero for the assignment, one student was suspended for two semesters.
Though I couldn’t read the full article, but that’s what it seemed to say in the first two paragraphs.
There seems to be two slashdot threads discussing the issue from 2002. Perhaps it was worse after you left?
[1] https://www.chronicle.com/article/georgia-tech-concludes-cheating-inquiry-and-issues-penalties/ https://www.chronicle.com/article/georgia-tech-concludes-che...
- taeric 5y agoI should have been clear on my call for hard evidence. I am not claiming point blank that there was no cheating. I caught some folks myself that left someone else's name on the submission. Rather, a lot of what they classify as cheating in that time was stupid close to standard practice for sorority and fraternity members. Having banks of previous years tests and assignments, for example. (I say this as someone that was not in one, so mayhap I am misrepresenting.) So, my request for hard evidence is mainly to get to a root cause and to establish norms and base rates of behaviors. Yes, it could have gotten worse or had some bad years. It feels highly suspicious that it just happened to correspond with the rust of automated graders. Yes, coincidences happen. Feels really shaky, though.