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The Cheat Sheet

We sent surveys to a bunch of Campus Life readers and here's how they responded:

Which of the following would you consider as "cheating"?

Looking at someone else's answers during a test	100%
Taking a "cheat sheet" in to a test	99%
Having someone do your homework	98%
Copying someone else's homework	92%
Taking drugs to enhance athletic performance	85%
Breaking a rule while playing sports	70%
Exaggerating accomplishments on scholarship application	65%
Getting help with homework you were instructed to do alone	64%
Using a sorce without citing it	64%
Asking a student who's already taken a test what's on the test	51%
Staying home "sick" to study or work on a project	39%

Which of the following have you done?

Asked a student who's already taken a test what's on the test	62%
Copied someone else's homework	55%
Stayed home "sick" to study or work on a project	36%
Got help with homework you were instructed to do alone	35%
Looked at someone else's answers during a test	35%
Broke a rule while playing sports	19%
Took a "cheat sheet" in to a test	13%
Exaggerated accomplishments on scholarship application	10%
Used a sorce without citing it	8%
Had someone do your homework	8%
Took drugs to enhance athletic performance	1%

Which of the following is the main reason NOT to cheat?

God says it's wrong	73%
It goes against my personal beliefs or values	14%
It will cause me trouble in the future	6%
I wouldn't want to disappoint people who trust me	5%
I might get caught	2%

If you have cheated in school, how did you feel afterward?*

If you have cheated in school, what was the main reason?

Why do you think students cheat in school?*

Overall, how many students at your school do you think cheat on tests or homework assignments?

* Respondents could give more than one answer to these questions.

Copyright © 1999 by the author or Christianity Today International/Campus Life magazine. Click here for reprint information on Campus Life.
November/December 1999, Vol. 58, No. 3, Page 37

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