Increasing Academic Integrity in Online Classes by Fostering the Development of Self-regulated Learning Skills

Abstract

Middle and secondary schools have increasingly offered distance-learning classes as a means of meeting diverse student needs and curriculum requirements while using instructional and budget resources efficiently. Little emphasis has been placed on the readiness of students to participate and succeed in these less conventional learning environments. The ill-prepared and apprehensive student may be prone to academic dishonesty. This investigation seeks to synthesize how pedagogical efforts to foster the development of self-regulated learning skills may reduce instances of cheating and plagiarism in online classes.