Academic Dishonesty: Prevalence, Determinants, Techniques, and Punishments.

Davis, Stephen F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ452195

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Academic Dishonesty: Prevalence, Determinants, Techniques, and Punishments.

Davis, Stephen F.; And Others

Teaching of Psychology, v19 n1 p16-20 Feb 1992

Discusses results of a questionnaire asking students' opinions and experiences concerning academic cheating. Examines the prevalence, situational and dispositional determinants, and techniques of cheating. Concludes that pressures for good grades, student stress, ineffective deterrents, condoning teachers, and an increasing lack of academic integrity are important determinants of cheating. (DK)

Descriptors: Cheating, Discipline Problems, Ethics, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Integrity, Moral Values, Plagiarism, Social Science Research, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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