From Military.com:
“At Least 100 Naval Academy
Students Cheated on a Physics Test. 18 Have Been Expelled”
The U.S. Naval Academy announced
Friday that it has kicked out 18 Midshipmen following an investigation into
allegations of cheating during a physics exam. The Navy's service academy said
that in December 2020, 653 Midshipmen took the final exam for General Physics
I. The test was administered through the website myopenmath.com, and students
were told that they were not to use outside sources or materials. However,
after the exam, the school said it became aware "of potential improper use
of outside sources," including conversations on an anonymous chat
platform. "The superintendent immediately directed an investigation,"
the school said in a press release. With the help of investigators from the
Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the school "reviewed website
browsing history during the exam timeframe for all Midshipmen who took the
exam."
All told, 105 Midshipmen were
found to have likely "accessed unauthorized resources," breaking the
school's honor code, prompting further investigation. After that review
eighteen were separated; 82 were allowed to stay at the school but were
sanctioned and put into a five-month honor remediation program. Four Midshipmen
were cleared, and one is awaiting adjudication. The school did not disclose why
some were punished more seriously than others. Despite the large number of
Midshipmen who were caught up in the scandal, the school said that the students
all acted alone and "without any coordinated effort." "Inadequate
proctoring" was the biggest issue in the eyes of investigators.
The Naval Academy said it will
now strongly encourage instructors to go back to in-person, paper tests or to
use monitoring software for future online exams. The school also will block
websites that the faculty agrees have a "potential misuse as a vehicle for
academic dishonesty." The Navy is not the first service to run into issues
with cheating at its academy. In December, 2020, more than 70 West Point cadets
allegedly were caught cheating on a math exam. And this past January, the Air
Force Academy said it was investigating 249 of its cadets for allegedly
cheating.
^ Every single Student that
cheated should be expelled from the Naval Academy (I thought the exact same
after Students cheated at West Point.) These are supposed to be the future leaders
of the Military and anyone who cheats or breaks the Honor Code doesn’t deserve
to serve. ^
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