Prevalence, perception and attitude of dental students towards academic dishonesty and ways to overcome cheating behaviors

Jeergal, Prabhakar A; Surekha, R.; Sharma, Prashant; Anila, K T; Jeergal, Vasanthi A.; Rani, T.

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“…Although a large number of students were aware of different acts of plagiarism, there was still a lack of a clear understanding of plagiarism. The majority of students accepted the practice of plagiarism, from both internet and print sources, at varying frequencies, supporting the study findings of Jeergal et al (2015), Maina et al (2014), Rathore et al (2015), Ryan et al (2009) and Selwyn (2008), thus raising concerns over academic integrity. The results of this paper convey the need for creating anti-plagiarism policies at the institutional level.…”

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“…Similarly, Rathore et al (2015) found that the majority of medical students and faculty in Pakistan had moderate or high scores on their attitudes towards plagiarism. Jeergal et al (2015) found that 76.0 per cent of the students of dental institutions in India accepted participating in the act of cheating and 57.2 per cent students agree that it was part and parcel of life. Hu and Lei (2015) explored the perceptions of students attending Chinese universities towards plagiarism and reported that almost all (90.0 per cent) of the participants regarded slack attitudes, such as reluctance to think and low investment in assignments, as a cause of plagiarism and the majority of participants (50.0 per cent) identified both inadequate academic ability and academic pressure as probable causes of plagiarism.…”

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Level of awareness among veterinary students of GADVASU towards plagiarism: a case study

Singh

2017

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Purpose Plagiarism is wrecking the academic spheres all around the world. The internet is accused for causing exponential increase in plagiarism. This paper aims to examine the prevalence of plagiarism among veterinary students and assess the impact of the internet on their plagiarism practices, so that the corrective measures can be suggested to ensure the originality of academic and research work. Design/methodology/approach A survey of undergraduate and postgraduate students of veterinary science was conducted at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana using questionnaire as data collection tool. The responses of total 147 students have been analysed using percentage calculations and mean values. The t-test has been applied using SPSS-16 to find the significance of difference in the plagiarism practiced by students using the internet and print sources of information. Findings Results revealed the prevalence of plagiarism among both groups of students. There was no significant difference in the frequency level of plagiarism among UG and PG students using both the internet and print sources of information, advocating that the internet has not influenced the plagiarism frequency of students. Originality/value This is the first known attempt to examine the plagiarism habits of veterinary students.

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Level of awareness among veterinary students of GADVASU towards plagiarism: a case study

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2017

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“…It also, in addition, includes copying the other student's answers during an exam and submitting someone else's work as if it is the student's own effort. According to Jeergal et al (2015), an attempt to allow or get any unauthorized assistance in academic work can also be constituted under cheating. Besides that, McCabe et al (2006) also include the act of assisting others in answering questions during test or examination is conducted, and learning in advanced on the tested topics in assessment by asking those who have taken the similar assessment as part of the behavior which can also be considered as cheating.…”

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Academic Dishonesty of Accounting Students at Higher Learning Institutions

Kassim

Nasir²,

Ahmad³

2015

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“…Recent studies have proven that the issues of academic cheating among undergraduates have increased along the years. For example, 76 percent of the students confessed to having involved in academic cheating (Jeergal et al, 2015). In Malaysia, 65.3 percent of the students confessed that they have cheated in final examinations, mid semester examination or class assignments (Ismail & Yussof, 2016).…”

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Factors that Influence Self-Perceived Academic Cheating: An Empirical Evidence of Business Students

Hussein¹,

Rahman²,

Rusdi³

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For decades, academic cheating is one of the imperative topics that have been uncovered in the field of education. In fact, recent statistics on academic cheating among students in higher education institutions are reported to be on the rise. The main purpose of this study is to examine factors contributing to academic cheating behaviors among business students in a public university, in Malaysia. This quantitative research is intended to determine the relationships of internet facilities, lack of competencies, negative attitudes and pressures towards academic cheating. A total of 364 tertiary students were involved in this study. Descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation and multiple regressions were used to analyze the data collected and to test hypotheses. The results found that negative attitude was the most significant predictor of academic cheating. Therefore, it is hoped that the results of this study will enlighten the educators and higher education institutions to better understand the reasons behind the occurrence of academic cheating activities among undergraduate students.

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Prevalence, perception and attitude of dental students towards academic dishonesty and ways to overcome cheating behaviors

Cited by 10 publications

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Level of awareness among veterinary students of GADVASU towards plagiarism: a case study

Level of awareness among veterinary students of GADVASU towards plagiarism: a case study

Academic Dishonesty of Accounting Students at Higher Learning Institutions

Factors that Influence Self-Perceived Academic Cheating: An Empirical Evidence of Business Students

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