R0031/2026-03-27/C004/SRC01
BestColleges AI Survey — March 2023
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
Half of College Students Say Using AI on Schoolwork is Cheating or Plagiarism |
| Publisher |
BestColleges |
| Author(s) |
BestColleges Research |
| Date |
March 2023 |
| URL |
https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/college-students-ai-tools-survey/ |
| Type |
Survey research |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
Medium |
| Relevance |
High |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
Some concerns |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Medium — 1,000 respondents is adequate but not large; US-only; self-reported |
| Relevance |
High — directly addresses the claimed statistic |
| Bias flags |
Self-reported cheating may understate; BestColleges is an education publisher with traffic incentives |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC01-E01 |
22% of students used AI on assignments (broader than "submitting AI content") |