🔑Cheating is not always the worst option; it can be a result of students feeling blocked in their pursuit of honorable achievement.
🔑Assessments should be memorable and inspirational, encouraging students to engage with the material beyond the classroom.
🔑Barriers like inaccessibility, identity, literacy, and cheating perceptions can hinder student success on assessments.
🔑Instructors have a major role in mediating barriers and creating an inclusive, supportive assessment environment.
🔑Failure, in the sense of not getting credit, shouldn't be the focus; temporary and partial failures are opportunities for learning.