The Academic Integrity App is a hub for resources and tools which support academic integrity in the classroom. Free teachers can access helpful links and resources, and Pro teachers can use our full suite of tools to monitor and assess student work.

You can always access the Academic Integrity App from any page by clicking on it from the left-hand navigation menu within the Grading category:
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The Academic Integrity App features the following tools: Resources, Plagiarism Report, Similarity Matrix, Code Timeline, Code History, Code Replay, Time Tracking, Focus Mode, Notifications and Settings. These can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the page:

The Resources tool features a number of tools that Free and Pro teachers can implement in their classes, including:

This is a sample document for students to sign and to help create a culture of academic integrity. Find more information here!

Read this article to learn how to incorporate Alternate Exercises into your course.

We have recorded webinars on a number of topics as well as links to external resources. You can access all of these resources in your own Academic Integrity App. Read more about preventing student cheating here!

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This is the first tool we recommend teachers look at if they suspect cheating. The Plagiarism Report is a one-page view for a specific assignment which details potential plagiarism. This report can be generated for any Exercise, Challenge, or Free Response assignment. Here you can:

The first view within this tool shows how a student's time and snapshots compare to the section average. You can switch students by using the Student dropdown at the top, and use the View Assignment in IDE button to view it in the Code Editor:

Within the Code Comparison section, you can see a Similarity Score, which is an approximation of how similar the submitted code is to the CodeHS solution. Show Diffs is a technical view which shows similarities and differences line by line. You can also switch to check the code against another student's submission.

The assignment's Code Replay is also included on this page, offering a playback of the student's code as they worked. More on Code Replay here!

The Similarity Matrix provides an overview of the similarity between students' code on a given assignment. This makes it easy to spot potential plagiarism across an entire class. Start by selecting a Section and Assignment from the dropdowns, and the dashboard will show every pair of students' code ranked by code similarity. From here, you can:

Here, you can visualize how much time students have spent on an assignment as well as when they worked on it. This table layout allows you to see the number of times students worked on their assignment and compare this to their classmates.

Code History allows you to view all the saved snapshots for a specific assignment. You'll also see the reason why the code was saved at that point in time. Different student actions that will result in a saved snapshot are:

This tab also allows you to view the student's AI Student Hints Usage Summary. You can view if a student used any AI hints, the amount of hints they requested, and when they were requested.

This is the same history that is available in the Code Editor when you click on More > History. Learn more about accessing code history in the editor here!

With Code Replay, you can click Play to watch a log of the student’s code, or step through it with the slider. Code Replay is a great way to gather details on potential plagiarism. You can see if a student made drastic changes or suddenly changed direction in their approach.

This tool can also be used to show students how someone approached a problem and the steps they took to solve it. Teachers can unpack what steps and missteps were made along the way to writing a successful program!

Code Replay isn't available on all types of assignments, and a message will be displayed if this is the case. Code Replay isn't available in these cases:

Within the Time Tracking tool, there are three different views to help visualize how long students are spending on assignments. Use the View dropdown to change how this information is displayed:

This is a heat-map view of how long each student has spent on the assignments in your Section. Students who take longer to complete an assignment are shaded red, while those who take a shorter amount of time are shaded green. The average time it takes students to complete an assignment is shown on the top row in black.

This view visualizes the same data in the form of a box plot. Use the arrows to scroll left or right through the course assignments.

Here, you can see a bar graph for a specific assignment and compare the amount of time each student has spent on that assignment. Switch between assignments in the course with the drop down arrow.

Turning on Focus Mode forces all students to navigate to the designated assignment. When Focus Mode is on, students can't navigate to other CodeHS pages. (Note: students will still be able to use the browser to navigate to websites outside of CodeHS)

This is a way to ensure that when you’re giving a quiz or assessment, students are forced to view only that page and not have access to past assignments or sandbox programs.

Focus Mode can be used for more than preventing plagiarism. You can make sure your students are focusing on a specific assignment during class and can keep students on track.

CodeHS automatically reviews student submissions for signs of potential academic dishonesty. When a student's submission raises a flag, a notification is created for you to review. These notifications aren't accusations — they're just signals that something about the student's submission is unusual, and might be worth looking into.

The Notifications tool collects all of the flags for your Sections in one place. Use the dropdowns at the top to filter by Section, Student, or Flag Type, and use the tabs at the top of the Flagged Submissions list to view all notifications or filter by status. Each notification is sorted into one of three statuses:

A student's submission can be flagged for the following reasons:

Select a notification to look closer into why the submission was flagged, and see helpful context like the student's time spent on the assignment, when the flag was raised, and more.

From here, you can sort the notification by selecting Mark As Concern or Not A Concern.

Click Set up email notifications to receive a daily email summarizing academic integrity notifications created across your Sections in the last 24 hours, so you can stay on top of flags without having to constantly check the dashboard.

The Settings tool allows you to configure options for Quizzes, the Code Editor, and Collaborate Chat. Click each option on the left to view its corresponding settings, and use the dropdown at the top to switch between Sections: