Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Cheating Last week, I was giving a unit test. The day before the test, a male student of mine who sits in the back of the classroom wrote some answers on his desk. I found the written test answers at the end of the school day. I know it was this student because he is in my last class of the day in that seat and I know for sure it is his handwriting. While the student intended to cheat, he never was able to cheat on the test since I wiped off his desk. How would you handle this situation? Should intention to cheat be treated the same as actual cheating? Seems like a technicality but I would like some good professional opinions on how others would deal with this matter. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) For me, I would write an office referral, but still allow the student to complete the test. I think that by doing this you are teaching him a lesson as well as showing the rest of the class that cheating is not tolerated but you are still allowing him to take the test which will not be detrimental to his grade. If this student had done this before I would take a different path and they would receive a 0 for the assignment.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I would do this as well, and also the school should have a policy about cheating. I do agree with writing a referral. Rated On: July 1, 2015 9:52 pm Rated By: TaPeBu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not think that this is the best possible solution because the student did not cheat and you did not even talk to him or her first. This is not what I would do in this situation. Rated On: October 17, 2015 9:36 pm Rated By: ezuXuD                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Seems to be not the most useful solution. Rated On: October 17, 2015 11:55 pm Rated By: Robert Hendler                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I would never use this suggested solution Rated On: October 18, 2015 12:54 pm Rated By: PyNaTy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Any feelings of inadequacy the student may have already held before would be multiplied tenfold by issuing a referral without even confronting the student. Rated On: October 18, 2015 7:49 pm Rated By: yJeXad                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is not helpful to the student, nor is it a very credible case for writing up a student, considering the teacher is still allowing him to take a test and not deducting points. Rated On: March 1, 2017 8:28 pm Rated By: jyHyHy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Not great. Rated On: March 6, 2017 11:38 pm Rated By: Vuqaqa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Rated On: February 24, 2020 3:38 am Rated By: amajuj                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not agree with this solution and I would not recommend this. If this was the students first offense, that should be taken into account. Having a discussion about cheating with the student can further lead to a class discussion about cheating. I do not think it would be beneficial to discipline this student. Rated On: October 15, 2020 1:14 am Rated By: Yvette Dixon                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I think you should have. A heart to hear with him first Rated On: October 18, 2020 12:10 pm Rated By: edudyp                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Since the student did not get away with cheating I do not belief they should be singled out on a first offense. Instead addressing the class might be more helpful. Rated On: October 26, 2021 2:08 am Rated By: geTuPa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Technically, no cheating happened Rated On: October 29, 2021 5:19 am Rated By: Drew Brown