Percentages
for Spring 2011 and Fall 2011
The
Syllabus and the Evidence Checklist
How
Percentages Were Calculated of Students Who Did Not Know Basic Requirements
The percentages of students not recognizing the need for factual accuracy is a key issue: 63% in Spring 2011 and 65% in Fall 2011. Students who plagiarize (and read passively because they think copying words is what we want them to do) also frequently make factual errors.
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What They Identified That They Did Not Realize Prior to Feedback |
Spring 2011 |
Fall 2011 |
Spring 2012 |
Summer 2012 |
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Need for reliable sources, including not relying on their memories |
42% |
50% |
46.7% |
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No plagiarism |
52% |
61% |
51% |
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No changes to another’s words without showing the changes |
46% |
42% |
40.2 |
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Need for factual accuracy |
63% |
65% |
67.3% 1 |
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No assumptions about the author believing what you believe |
53% |
40% |
48% |
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Need to know where you found facts |
57% |
44% |
53% |
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1 Details: Class scores were 58% (consisting of more returning students), 70%, 72%, 70%, and 72%.
The syllabus lists the Evidence Checklist used with the diagnostic assignment and all written assignments. Click here for that checklist.
In the student survey this spring to try to improve how to help students, the students saw this question.
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I gave you feedback on how well you read the source. Some of you seemed to realize things about your work that will help your future. If you did, mark with an X ALL that apply to you. ___ Need for reliable sources ___ No plagiarism ___ No changes to another’s words without showing the changes ___ Need for
factual accuracy ___ No assumptions about the author believing what you
believe ___ Need to know where you found facts |
Adding all of the Xs for each item from the classes and then dividing that total by the number of students taking the survey to determine the % who marked an X:
· Spring 2011 – 5 on-campus classes
· Fall 2011 – 3 on-campus classes.
· Spring 2011 – 5 on-campus classes
· Summer 2012 – 2 on-campus class – Compilation to come
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2012 |
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