1. According to the narrator, which of the following is NOT a reason for “encouraging” cheating?
- a. Convenience brought by technology
- b. Copycat action
- c. Peer pressure
- d. Pressure to win/succeed
- e. Lacking time
2. At Bergen County Academies, what is the purpose of offering an ethics course for new students?
- To follow the tradition of the county
- To make them understand the school policy
- To prepare for examinations
- To meet programme requirements
- To respond to parents’ request
3. Which of the following is the topic relating to plagiarism and cheating that new students in Bergen are asked to discuss in their Ethics lesson?
- government policy on plagiarism
- methods to avoid committing plagiarism in the academic world
- recommendations for schools to help students who cheat or commit plagiarism
- setting school penalties for offenders
- tracking software or system to be used
4. Which of the following is the opinion given by Bergen students in their discussion on cases of plagiarism?
i. students know that plagiarism is wrong but did not know that it was that serious
ii. as long as students rewrote the paragraph, it is nothing wrong if the structure looks the same as the original
iii. students should not be treated as committing plagiarism if they just use someone’s ideas on a smaller scale
iv. amendments to the present school policy is not necessary
v. lenient treatments should be given for offenders
- i and ii
- i, ii and iii
- ii, iii, iv and v
- ii, iii, iv and v
- i, ii, iii, iv and v
5. Based on the answer to Q3, which of the statements below can best summarize Bergen students’ understanding on cheating and plagiarism?
- Most of them have a good idea about what constitutes plagiarism
- They treat cheating and plagiarism as a serious offence
- They would like more school policy on curbing cheating and plagiarism
- They do not know clearly what plagiarism is
- They find that the school should not put much emphasis on plagiarism