Cybercheats: Is Information and Communication Technology Fuelling Academic Dishonesty? Export

@article{citeulike:1120925, abstract = {This study investigated the attitudes and beliefs of 291 science students at a large university in the UK about plagiarism involving the Internet. Students from seven undergraduate classes, ranging from Year 1 to Year 3, completed a 12-item questionnaire anonymously, but in the presence of the investigator and a host lecturer. The results revealed that more than 50 percent of the students indicated an acceptance of using the Internet for academically dishonest activities. Males and first- and second-year students took a more liberal view about academic dishonesty than females and third-year students. Guilt and moral reasoning were significant factors in forming attitudes towards plagiarism. The alarming figures disclosed here are a call for preventative action to curtail students' academically dishonest activities through the Internet. 10.1177/1469787404043815}, author = {Szabo, Attila and Underwood, Jean}, citeulike-article-id = {1120925}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1469787404043815}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://alh.sagepub.com/content/5/2/180.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://alh.sagepub.com/content/5/2/180.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://alh.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/2/180}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1469787404043815}, journal = {Active Learning in Higher Education}, keywords = {assessment, e-learning, ola}, month = {July}, number = {2}, pages = {180--199}, posted-at = {2007-02-25 15:37:14}, priority = {4}, title = {Cybercheats: Is Information and Communication Technology Fuelling Academic Dishonesty?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1469787404043815}, volume = {5}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1120925 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1120925 N2 - This study investigated the attitudes and beliefs of 291 science students at a large university in the UK about plagiarism involving the Internet. Students from seven undergraduate classes, ranging from Year 1 to Year 3, completed a 12-item questionnaire anonymously, but in the presence of the investigator and a host lecturer. The results revealed that more than 50 percent of the students indicated an acceptance of using the Internet for academically dishonest activities. Males and first- and second-year students took a more liberal view about academic dishonesty than females and third-year students. Guilt and moral reasoning were significant factors in forming attitudes towards plagiarism. The alarming figures disclosed here are a call for preventative action to curtail students' academically dishonest activities through the Internet. 10.1177/1469787404043815 IS - 2 JF - Active Learning in Higher Education EP - 199 TI - Cybercheats: Is Information and Communication Technology Fuelling Academic Dishonesty? VL - 5 SP - 180 KW - assessment KW - e-learning KW - ola AU - Szabo, Attila AU - Underwood, Jean PY - 2004/07/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1469787404043815 ER -