Exploring the Perceptions of First-Year Engineering Students on Academic Dishonesty

Peculea, Lorena; Peculea, Adrian

doi:10.35923/jes.2020.1.03

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“…As a result, researchers have been interested in the perceptions and prevalence of academic dishonesty among students undertaking different courses and disciplines. For instance, accounting (Winardi & Anggraeni, 2017) and health sciences (Birks et al, 2018) and engineering (Peculea & Peculea, 2020). Correspondingly, higher rates of academic dishonesty have been reported for such areas of study (Krou et al, 2019).…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Academic Dishonesty and Subject Areamentioning

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Influence of Subject Area and Level of Academic Achievement on University Students’ Propensity for Academic Dishonesty

2022

JEP

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Academic dishonesty is a persistent problem in higher education and it threatens the integrity and legitimacy of university education. This study examined the influence of undergraduate students' subject area and level of academic achievement on propensity for academic dishonesty. It also examined the interaction effect between subject specialization and level of academic achievement on academic dishonesty while controlling for age. Participants were 425 Bachelor of Education students from seven public universities in Kenya. Students taking a Bachelor of Education Science had a significantly higher academic dishonesty mean score compared to students taking a Bachelor of Education Arts. There were no significant differences in participants' academic dishonesty mean scores by level of academic achievement. There were also no significant interactions between subject area and level of academic achievement on academic dishonesty, whilst controlling for age. The study concluded that students taking a Bachelor of Education Science course were more likely to engage in academic dishonesty compared to students taking a Bachelor of Education Arts. Implications for the findings are discussed in depth.

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Section: Literature Review 21 Academic Dishonesty and Subject Areamentioning

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Influence of Subject Area and Level of Academic Achievement on University Students’ Propensity for Academic Dishonesty

2022

JEP

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“…These answers show that students' ethical beliefs and actions are in dissonance, and the perception of the former does not determine the prevalence of the latter. Some items were adapted from the study of Amua-Sekyi (2016) on Students' Attitudes towards Cheating (items 1 to 7 and 11 to 14) and were used in another study by the author (Peculea & Peculea, 2020).…”

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Investigation Into Practices, Reasons, Attitudes of Engineering Students Towards Cheating in Exams

Peculea¹

2021

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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“…Acts of academic dishonesty are generally categorized into three categories: cheating, plagiarism, or other incorrect academic behaviors. 3 Current trends show that acts of cheating and plagiarism using technology such as smartphones, email, and/or social media platforms are increasing. 4 Yet, this phenomenon has not been well documented in the literature and is considered an emerging trend.…”

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The slippery slope of social media and academic dishonesty: A case review and discussion

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2021

Nursing Forum

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Social media use and digital cheating are increasing. There is a gap in the literature regarding social media and acts of academic dishonesty among nursing students.Nursing faculty suspected cheating in a nursing class on a popular social media platform. There were no published policies that addressed academic dishonesty and social media. The case and actions taken by the nursing faculty are detailed. There is a need for research focused on academic dishonesty and social media in nursing students. Nurse educators must develop e-professionalism policies.

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Exploring the Perceptions of First-Year Engineering Students on Academic Dishonesty

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Influence of Subject Area and Level of Academic Achievement on University Students’ Propensity for Academic Dishonesty

Influence of Subject Area and Level of Academic Achievement on University Students’ Propensity for Academic Dishonesty

Investigation Into Practices, Reasons, Attitudes of Engineering Students Towards Cheating in Exams

The slippery slope of social media and academic dishonesty: A case review and discussion

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