Academic dishonesty, ethical norms and learning

Academic dishonesty, ethical norms and learning

The Implications of Academic Dishonesty in Undergraduate Engineering on Professional Ethical Behavior

Student academic dishonesty, commonly referred to as cheating, has become a serious problem at institutions of higher education. This is particularly true of engineering students who, according to previous research, are among the most likely to cheat in college. In addition, research on college students in all fields has indicated that such behavior is more common among students who participate...

Investigating Academic Dishonesty with Concrete Measures

Our recent research revealed two predictors of multiple-choice exam cheating: subclinical psychopathy and poor verbal ability. However, the extent to which individual difference variables predict plagiarism on term papers remains untested. Such research is now possible using the widely used plagiarism detector called Turn-It-In. We collected such objective measures of both plagiarism and multip...

Learning motivation and student academic dishonesty: A comparison between face-to-face and online courses

There is a disagreement among researchers in regard to academic dishonesty in online as compared to traditional learning settings. Based on this, the aim of the current study was to investigate the connection between academic dishonesty in the virtual versus face-to face teaching/learning settings in relation to students' learning motivation, while examining the phenomenon from a cross-cultural...

Investigating the relationship between intelligence believes and academic dishonesty: mediating role af academic challenge.

Introduction: Academic dishonesty has spread widely among students in different countries, which has led to adverse consequences in the field of education in different societies. ¬ Gray was an academic challenge. Methods: The research was correlational and path analysis. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students of Ahvaz University in the academic year of 1996-97, in whi...