Texas Christian University students received failing grades (but
later had their suspensions cancelled) for using the Quizlet app to gain an unfair advantage in testing, calling into question the unethical aspects of this study help when students upload current test questions and share them ("
Learning Tool or Cheating Aid?"
Inside Higher Ed, May 14, 2018). While Quizlet posts an
honor code on its web site, students may not know in advance that they are viewing a test question that will be on an upcoming exam. But if they see a Quizlet question on an exam, they are obligated to alert the professor that the question was seen online before the test. One professor noted that it would be best to rework questions each semester, but there may be a limit to how many different configurations can be used to state a question.
Discussion Questions:
- What would you do if you saw a question from Quizlet on an actual test?
- Should professors create new tests each semester to minimize cheating from students who share test questions from past exams? Why or why not?
- How could Quizlet be changed to prevent students from cheating?
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