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Kasler, Jonathan; Sharabi-Nov, Adi; Shinwell, Eric S.; Hen, Meirav – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2023
Research has indicated the importance of internal motivation as a factor in reducing academic misconduct in higher education and some commentators have also cited prosocial values as buffers against the temptation to cheat. In light of this research, the goal of the present research was to study the roles of motivation and prosocial values in…
Descriptors: Cheating, Prosocial Behavior, Prevention, Social Values
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Pàmies, Maria del Mar; Valverde, Mireia; Cross, Christine – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
This article examines the management of the seemingly ubiquitous problem of plagiarism by students in higher education. An integrated review of the conceptual and empirical literature to date is undertaken in the pursuit of two objectives. First, to provide structure to the scattered knowledge about the topic, which is achieved by developing a…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Educational Research, College Students, Cheating
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Ramos, Rosária; Gonçalves, Joaquim; Gonçalves, Sónia P. – Education Sciences, 2020
The perception that academic fraud is widespread in higher education affects the credibility of higher education schools, giving rise to doubts concerning the quality of learning and the students' preparation for their professional life. Academic misconduct is presently a common research area. However, higher education schools still seem unable to…
Descriptors: Cheating, Plagiarism, Deception, Integrity
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Aelterman, Nathalie; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Haerens, Leen – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Background: It is generally accepted that well-established classroom rules prevent problem behaviour, while also supporting students' achievement gains. Yet, there might be considerable variability in students' underlying motives to comply or refrain from complying with classroom rules, with some students adhering to them because they fully accept…
Descriptors: Correlation, Behavior Problems, Cheating, Truancy
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Bretag, Tracey; Harper, Rowena; Burton, Michael; Ellis, Cath; Newton, Philip; Rozenberg, Pearl; Saddiqui, Sonia; van Haeringen, Karen – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Recent Australian media scandals suggest that university students are increasingly outsourcing their assessments to third parties -- a behaviour known as 'contract cheating'. This paper reports on findings from a large survey of students from eight Australian universities (n = 14,086) which sought to explore students' experiences with and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cheating, College Students, Outsourcing
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Paullet, Karen; Chawdhry, Adnan A.; Douglas, David M.; Pinchot, Jamie – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
Online Education is growing as it provides an added convenience to students, especially ones who have life circumstances that prevent them from attending traditional classes. With this growing trend, faculty and universities are facing increased risks with validating student identities in online courses and combatting unethical student behavior.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses, Ethics, Cheating
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Youmans, Robert J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
In two studies, students at California State University, Northridge wrote papers that were checked for plagiarism using plagiarism-detection software. In the first study, half of the students in two classes were randomly selected and told by the professor that their term papers would be scanned for plagiarism using the software. Students in the…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Computer Software, Research Papers (Students), Prediction
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Harpp, David N. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
In 1990, the McGill University Senate established regulations governing how multiple-choice exams are to be conducted. The primary rules require multiple-version exams (scrambled question and if possible, scrambled answer positions) as well as assigned seating or seating with alternating rows of students from different courses. In recent years, we…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Governing Councils, Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests