BC Ministry of Education and Child Care Provincial Graduation Assessments
Students must complete the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care Provincial Graduation Program Assessment , as required . The BC Ministry of Education and Child Care set these dates and Crofton House lists them on the school calendar . Further information on these assessments can be found in the Senior School Academic Handbook .
Academic Honesty & Integrity Agreement
Philosophy of Academic Honesty and Integrity
The fundamental values of academic integrity align with our school ’ s values of courage , creativity , and citizenship . When students exhibit academic honesty , their learning and achievements can be assessed fairly and accurately and the integrity and ethical conduct of the academic community is maintained . Academic honesty means presenting a student ’ s personal learning , knowledge and skills while also properly acknowledging their use of all forms of intellectual and creative expression and the contributions of others .
What is Academic Dishonesty ?
Academic dishonesty is a type of fraud or an attempt to deceive , and invalidates the learning opportunity . It is a serious offence in all educational institutions and elsewhere in society including copyright law . It carries severe penalties ranging from receiving no feedback on an assessment task to failure in a course , or even to expulsion from school . Some common forms of academic dishonesty include , but are not limited to :
• Cheating : Gaining an unfair advantage during in-class , independent assessments by bringing and consulting with unauthorized material during the testing period or by communicating with or viewing the work of another student during the assessment . An unfair advantage also includes a repeated and / or consistent pattern of delaying assessments due to the opportunity to improve performance from information about the assessment provided by others . Cheating also occurs when a student copies another student ’ s work and submits it as her own .
• Plagiarism : Using ideas or expressions that come from another person or technology , such as artificial intelligence , in submitted work without acknowledging the source ( s ). In effect , the student is fraudulently presenting others ’ ideas , including AI , as their own . Plagiarism , then , constitutes intellectual theft . In completing academic work , it can become very easy to plagiarize even if not intended . It is therefore important that students become knowledgeable of the citation practices utilized so as not to present other ’ s ideas ( including AI ) as one ’ s own .
• Collusion : Takes place when two or more students , or a student and a third party , deliberately engage in deception : for example , a student sharing their work with a peer so that they can submit it as their own academic work .
• Self-plagiarism : In an academic environment , there is the expectation that all course material that a student creates is original work . Therefore , it is an offense when
Parent-Student Handbook 2023-2024 89