Comment by starwed
14 years ago
Eh, in my experience, despite the fact that points were not deducted for getting the "wrong" result, and they were frequently told so, students still preferred to falsify data.
I think it is because if they get the "correct" result they can also just copy an analysis from elsewhere, whereas with the "wrong" result they would have to actually do it themselves.
That's so funny because I always loved getting the answer wrong. I could get full credit for explaining possible sources of error, versus having to develop a well-established analysis independently. You'd think more students would think this way.