Academic Honesty

Integrity — When you do the right thing even though no one is watching.

~ Anonymous ~

PYP Learner Profile: PRINCIPLED

Key concepts: Responsibility, honest, integrity

At Bilkent Laboratory & International School, the learning community make informed, reasoned, ethical judgements (IB, 0402-04). They make the right choices, and maintain the five fundamental elements of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility (IB, 0301-03-0300) at all academic levels.

Always include a bibliography or reference list for ALL the information you used for your research

Look at Kathy Shrock's Research & Reference Guide manual and use the five W's of Website Evaluation.

Watch the Brainpop video on Plagiarism.

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Acting with integrity begins in kindergarten. Children must learn how to be honest. They need role models to help them develop a sense of respect for doing the right thing.

Students need to be taught a moral vocabulary. Use the language of:

Responsibility
Respect
Fairness
Trustworthiness
Honesty

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

What is it?

Plagiarism: When you use the ideas, words or work of another person without proper, clear and explicit acknowledgement. This may be intentional or not!

Appropriation: Taking the ideas of a person without their permission.

Collusion:This means allowing someone to copy your work with your agreement.

Duplication: If you use the same work for different assessment tasks.