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dc.contributor.author | Starovoytova, Diana | - |
dc.contributor.author | Arimi, Milton | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-20T09:00:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-20T09:00:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3932 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This-study is a-fraction of a-larger-research on cheating, at the-School of Engineering (SOE). The study-design used a-descriptive-survey-approach and a-document-analysis. A-designed-confidential self-report-questioner was used as the main-instrument, for this-study, with the-sample-size of 100-subjects and response-rate of 95%. The-tool was pre-tested, to-ensure its-validity and reliability. The-study focused on the-Classical-Test-Theory and on the-Theory of Reasoned-Action. The-data collection-instrument was subjected to the-statistical-analysis to-determine its-reliability via Cronbach’s alpha-coefficient, and found high inter-item consistency (a > 0.9). The-results of the-survey revealed that only 18% of the-respondents admitted that they-have-never cheated; however, they have-witnessed an-array of cheating-techniques used by their-classmates, which illustrates, that students are exceedingly-inventive and opportunistic, in-nature, and they are ready-to-use any-method, to- achieve their-ultimate-goals (mainly, good-grades). 22% of those never-cheated, confessed that they-were-afraid of being caught by the-invigilators; while only 6% stated that ‘I was afraid of being reported by my fellow- classmates’. The-absence of ‘risk’ (fear of penalties), is above all, attention-grabbing, to this-study, as it implies that SOE’ students do-not bothered-much about getting-caught cheating. Recommendations on-measures, to-be applied, to-fight cheating-menace, were presented, in-conjunction-with suggestions, for further-research, in this- area. In-synopsis, the-maintenance of academic-integrity, by all-stakeholders, is a-continuing and enduring-task, which will bring-in rewards, but only if attentively-managed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | IISTE | en_US |
dc.subject | Academic misconduct | en_US |
dc.subject | Engineering undergraduate | en_US |
dc.title | Witness of cheating-in-exams behavior and factors sustaining integrity | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Engineering |
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