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Table 1 MIAMI complete item list

From: MIAMI: development and validation of a revised measure of academic misconduct

Items retained in 17-item factor structures

 Getting questions or answers from someone who has already taken a test or exam

 Using unauthorized notes or sources during a test or exam

 Allowing another student to copy from you during a test or exam

 Working together on an assignment with other students when the instructor asked for individual work

 Receiving unauthorized assistance from another person (either in person or electronically) while completing an assignment

 Paraphrasing or copying a few sentences or more from any source (such as a journal article, website, or another student’s paper) without citing it in a paper or assignment you submitted

 Submitting a bibliography (references, works cited list) that contains sources you did not actually use/read/reference

 Writing an assignment in one language and having someone (or a website) translate it into the language expected by the instructor without permission or acknowledgement

 Changing or making up lab or research data

 Using a false or forged excuse in order to gain an advantage (like extended time) on an assignment, test, or exam

 Getting or paying someone else to do your academic work (e.g. essay, exam, assignment) and submitting it as your own

 Downloading course materials or a professor’s materials from an unauthorized source

 Uploading course materials or a professor’s materials (e.g. lecture slides, tests, homework prompts, readings) to a website in order to get tutoring or ability to download materials

 Doing academic work (e.g. essay, exam, assignment) for someone else

 Cheating in an internship, clinical setting, or other out of class academic experience

 Using unauthorized electronic resources (e.g. articles, Wikipedia, YouTube) for a paper, project homework, or other assignment

 Having someone else impersonate you to gain attendance points or credit

Items excluded from 17-item factor structures

 Copying from another student during a test or exam

 Using unauthorized electronic devices (e.g. google glasses, smart watch, cheat pen, nano wireless) during a test or exam

 After taking a test or exam, providing test or exam questions or answers to another student

 Submitting the same academic work in more than one course without permission from the instructor

 Having someone else pretend to be you (online or in-person) to complete a test, exam, or other graded assignment

 Offering a professor, teacher or TA money, a gift or a favor in exchange for academic benefit

 Submitting someone else’s academic work as your own without their knowledge