Student survey about academic integrity

Creating high-quality student surveys on academic integrity shouldn’t feel like a daunting task. That’s why we make it simple for you to generate a survey with AI in seconds—just click a button here and see how Specific can help.

Why an academic integrity survey matters

Academic integrity is a major concern on campuses, but we often miss out on truly gauging where students stand. If you’re not digging into students’ honest perspectives, you’re leaving critical blind spots in your understanding of school culture.

Consider this: 91.8% of students at a Canadian university agreed that academic honesty is important, with 58.4% strongly agreeing [1]. But agreement on principle doesn’t tell us everything—students' real-life challenges, understanding of policies, and peer influences shape the gap between belief and action.

• Importance of student feedback: Regular surveys show you the “why” behind attitudes and behaviors, not just surface-level agreement.

• Benefits for decision-making: Administrators and faculty get early warnings about risky trends and insight into what support or education is needed.

• Empowering student voices: When students share honest feedback, they feel more included and respected—fuelling a culture of integrity.

Skip these surveys and you risk letting small misperceptions snowball, opening the door for breakdowns in trust or integrity crises. For a deep dive on shaping effective student surveys, see our article on best questions for a student survey on academic integrity.

The advantage of using an AI survey generator

Manual survey creation is time-consuming and often results in generic, low-engagement forms. With an AI survey generator, you sidestep all that hassle—the tool guides you with expert logic, builds surveys tailored for clarity and relevance, and keeps your questions contextual for students and academic honesty topics.

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Why use AI for student surveys? AI doesn't just speed up your process. It ensures your survey meets research best practices, removes repetitive manual edits, and adapts questions based on evolving student responses and context. And by leveraging Specific’s conversational survey engine, both you (as survey creator) and your student respondents enjoy a seamless, engaging experience that feels like chatting with a knowledgeable peer, not slogging through a form.

Want to learn more? Check out our AI survey editor to see how editing with AI saves time and sharpens your questions.

Designing questions that deliver real insight

You don’t want to waste students’ time with unclear or biased questions. Specific helps you phrase every prompt like an expert, so you actually learn something useful instead of collecting vague data. Here’s what we mean:

• Bad question: "Do you think cheating is bad?" (obvious answer, little nuance)

• Good question: "Can you describe a time when you felt uncertain about what counts as academic dishonesty?" (invites stories, context, and actionable data)

Specific’s AI automatically avoids leading or double-barreled questions, keeps language neutral, and injects relevance based on your goals. If you want to sharpen your own survey-writing skills, try this tip: Focus on behaviors and situations, not just beliefs. For more guidelines, see recommended questions for student academic integrity surveys.

As a bonus, even if you’re starting from scratch or have a rough list of questions, Specific’s AI helps transform them with just a simple request—think of it like having a survey research pro at your side.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

Here’s where it gets powerful: Specific’s AI dynamically generates follow-up questions based on each student’s previous response, asking for clarification or deeper context—just like a skilled interviewer would. It’s the difference between a one-way form and a real conversational survey.

Imagine you’re not using smart follow-ups:

• Student: “Sometimes I’m not sure when collaborating is okay and when it’s cheating.”

• AI follow-up: “Could you share a specific situation where you felt this uncertainty, and how you handled it?”

Without that follow-up, you’d have no idea what scenario the student means, making their feedback nearly impossible to act on. Automatic follow-up eliminates back-and-forth emails and makes your results crystal clear—so you don’t have to chase down clarifications. For more on how this technology works, see the feature overview on automatic AI follow-up questions.

Follow-ups are what turn a list of questions into a conversation. That’s why Specific delivers a true conversational survey experience every time.

How to deliver your survey: sharing and in-product options

Getting your academic integrity survey to students is easy and flexible. With Specific, you have two main survey delivery methods:

• Sharable landing page surveys

  • Perfect if you want to distribute your academic integrity survey via email, student portal, or QR code around campus.

  • Students complete the survey on a stand-alone page—no distractions, higher response focus.

• In-product surveys

  • Great if your student audience uses a learning management system (LMS) or campus app regularly.

  • Ask for academic integrity feedback inside the digital platform where students already spend their time, increasing response rates at the exact right moment (e.g., after assignment submission or course completion).

For most academic integrity surveys, a sharable landing page works best for broad reach, but don’t overlook in-product surveys if your community is already digital-first.

AI makes survey analysis effortless

Collecting responses is just the beginning—Specific’s AI analyzes student feedback instantly, summarizes every answer, spots key topics, and flags patterns without spreadsheets or manual sorting. You can even chat with AI to ask follow-up questions about your survey data, unlocking insights far beyond basic stats. Curious about working with open-ended student feedback? Read our post on how to analyze student academic integrity survey responses with AI for real-world strategies.

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