Surveying the extent of involvement in online academic dishonesty (e-dishonesty) related practices among university students and the rationale students provide: One university's experience
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, vol.28, no.3, pp.849-860, 2012 (SSCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.12.004
- Journal Name: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.849-860
- Keywords: Computer ethics, Cyberethics, Online academic integrity, Media in education, BEHAVIOR, VALIDITY, SCALE
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
This study reports data from a Midwestern university, investigating the extent of involvement in online academic dishonesty practices (e-dishonesty) among students and the rationale they provided. Involvement in and rationale for e-dishonesty was studied across individual variables including academic level, primary field of study, taking the university's academic integrity tutorial, and taking online and hybrid courses. A total of 1153 students participated in the study by completing a 44 item questionnaire. The findings indicate that the extent of involvement in e-dishonesty practices was significantly greater among freshmen than graduate students in most of the subscales of the survey. In addition, the primary field of study demonstrated a significant relationship between involvement in e-dishonesty and the rationale for e-dishonesty. Students in education and the social sciences reported of the least involvement in e-dishonesty; engineering and physical sciences the most. Completing the university's academic integrity tutorial did not significantly affect e-dishonesty practices while taking online or hybrid courses had some significant effect on e-dishonesty. The results highlight the need for early intervention concerning academic integrity followed by an ongoing and consistent effort throughout students' undergraduate and graduate experience. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.