IBEC Academic Honesty & Integrity 2

Question 1

Which of the following referencing skills is MOST important for IB teachers to explicitly teach students to prevent unintentional plagiarism?

Accepted Answer

How to distinguish between common knowledge and ideas requiring citation

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How to write bibliographies only at the end of assessments

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How to use footnotes exclusively for all sources

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How to summarize sources without reading them fully

Question 2

The IB learner profile attribute most directly aligned with academic honesty is:

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Principled

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Inquirer

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Balanced

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Open-minded

Question 3

A student uses an AI writing tool to generate part of their Internal Assessment without disclosure. According to current IB policy, this would most likely be treated as:

Accepted Answer

A form of academic misconduct

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Acceptable if the student edited the output significantly

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Permitted as a research tool like a search engine

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Only a violation if the teacher explicitly banned AI tools

Question 4

Which strategy BEST supports the development of academic integrity in IB students over time?

Accepted Answer

Embedding research, citation, and ethical reasoning skills into everyday teaching

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Running plagiarism detection software on all submitted work

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Requiring students to sign an honesty declaration before each assessment

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Providing a one-time workshop on plagiarism in Grade 9

Question 5

What is the IB's position on the use of plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin?

Accepted Answer

It is one useful tool but cannot replace a culture of academic integrity

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It is mandatory for all IB schools and programmes

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It is prohibited as it assumes student dishonesty

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It is only required for Diploma Programme extended essays

Question 6

When scaffolding a research task, an IB teacher notices students copying from websites. The MOST effective first response is to:

Accepted Answer

Provide explicit instruction on note-taking and paraphrasing strategies

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Report the behavior to the coordinator immediately

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Reduce the research component of the task

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Switch to in-class assessments only

Question 7

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'authentic authorship' in IB assessments?

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The work submitted genuinely reflects the student's own ideas, research, and expression

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All assessments must be handwritten to verify authenticity

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Students must work independently without any teacher feedback

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Only internal assessments need to demonstrate student ownership