Students’ Attitudes and Behavior towards Academic Dishonesty during Online Learning †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Data Collection
2.2. Instrument
2.3. Scoring of Instrument’s Items
2.4. Reliability
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic of Study Population
3.2. Prevalence of Academic Dishonesty
3.3. Student’s Attitude and Behaviour towards Academic Dishonesty
3.4. Association of Demographic Factors and Student’s Attitude and Behaviour towards Academic Dishonesty
3.5. Association between Student’s Attitude and Behaviour towards Academic Dishonesty
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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N | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude | 319 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.76 | 1.06 |
Behavior (own self) | 319 | 0.61 | 3.00 | 1.31 | 0.32 |
Behavior (friends) | 319 | 0.87 | 3.00 | 1.45 | 0.45 |
Variable | Male Median (IQR) | Female Median (IQR) | Z Statistics a | p Value a |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude | 2.96 (1.57) | 3.22 (2.26) | −0.863 | 0.388 |
Behavior (own self) | 1.39 (0.65) | 1.22 (0.26) | −3.600 | 0.000 a* |
Variable | Age | N | Median (IQR) | X2 Statistic (df) b | p Value b |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude | 19–21 | 145 | 3.17 (2.20) | 0.470 (2) | 0.791 |
22–24 | 141 | 3.17 (2.26) | |||
>25 | 33 | 3.30 (2.04) | |||
Behavior (own self) | 19–21 | 145 | 1.17 (0.28) | 12.737 (2) | 0.002 b* |
22–24 | 141 | 1.26 (0.41) | |||
>25 | 33 | 1.48 (0.57) |
Variable | Semester | N | Median (IQR) | X2 Statistic (df) b | p Value b |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude | 2 | 87 | 3.00 (2.35) | 5.534 (3) | 0.137 |
4 | 84 | 3.35 (0.95) | |||
6 | 61 | 3.17 (2.39) | |||
8 | 87 | 3.30 (2.04) | |||
Behavior (own self) | 2 | 87 | 1.17 (0.30) | 24.915 (3) | 0.000 b* |
4 | 84 | 1.21 (0.34) | |||
6 | 61 | 1.26 (0.35) | |||
8 | 87 | 1.35 (0.52) |
Variable | CGPA | N | Median (IQR) | X2 Statistic (df) b | p Value b |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude | 2.00–2.50 | 2 | 3.65 (0.00) | 9.254 (3) | 0.026 b* |
2.51–3.00 | 45 | 2.39 (2.41) | |||
3.01–3.50 | 167 | 3.30 (2.00) | |||
3.51–4.00 | 105 | 3.13 (1.70) | |||
Behavior (own self) | 2.00–2.50 | 2 | 1.02 (0.00) | 7.732 (3) | 0.052 |
2.51–3.00 | 45 | 1.17 (0.30) | |||
3.01–3.50 | 167 | 1.22 (0.43) | |||
3.51–4.00 | 105 | 1.26 (0.35) |
Independent Variable | rs | p Value |
---|---|---|
Attitude | 0.047 | 0.406 |
Behavior (own self) | 0.047 | 0.406 |
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Hasri, A.; Supar, R.; Azman, N.D.N.; Sharip, H.; Yamin, L.S.M. Students’ Attitudes and Behavior towards Academic Dishonesty during Online Learning. Proceedings 2022, 82, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082036
Hasri A, Supar R, Azman NDN, Sharip H, Yamin LSM. Students’ Attitudes and Behavior towards Academic Dishonesty during Online Learning. Proceedings. 2022; 82(1):36. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082036
Chicago/Turabian StyleHasri, Amirun, Rafidah Supar, Nurul Dizyana Nor Azman, Hairenanorashikin Sharip, and Lyana Shahirah Mohamad Yamin. 2022. "Students’ Attitudes and Behavior towards Academic Dishonesty during Online Learning" Proceedings 82, no. 1: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082036