The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an abrupt shift in biology courses, with many transitioning to online instruction. This has led to an increased concern about academic integrity and cheating in online courses. Here, I draw upon the peer-reviewed literature to provide evidence-based answers to four questions concerning cheating and online biology courses: (i) What types of cheating are prevalent with the shift to online instruction? (ii) Should instructors make assessments open book and open notes? (iii) How does cheating occur in biology lab courses? (iv) Finally, what strategies can biology instructors take to uphold academic integrity with online learning? I frame these answers not only around academic integrity but on the potential impacts on student learning and discuss some strategies that may not only deter cheating but also promote greater student learning.

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促进在线生物学课程的学术诚信和学生学习。


COVID-19 大流行导致生物学课程发生突然转变，许多课程转向在线教学。这导致人们越来越担心在线课程中的学术诚信和作弊问题。在这里，我利用同行评审的文献，为有关作弊和在线生物学课程的四个问题提供基于证据的答案：（i）随着向在线教学的转变，哪些类型的作弊普遍存在？ (ii) 教师是否应该进行开卷和开卷评估？ (iii) 生物实验课程作弊是如何发生的？ (iv) 最后，生物学教师可以采取哪些策略来通过在线学习维护学术诚信？我不仅围绕学术诚信构建这些答案，还围绕对学生学习的潜在影响，并讨论了一些不仅可以阻止作弊而且可以促进学生更好学习的策略。