Author : Rodney A. Arnold
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (572 download)
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Honor Code Systems and Academic Dishonesty by : Rodney A. Arnold
Download or read book The Relationship Between Honor Code Systems and Academic Dishonesty written by Rodney A. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the level of academic dishonesty among students at four-year colleges and universities located in the Midwest. Demographic information was also noted. Constructs of research pertaining to the study included: honor code systems, institutional size, and gender of the student. In this study, the researcher administered a researcher-designed questionnaire (Academic Honesty Questionnaire) to 695 students representing six colleges and universities randomly selected from the Midwest. Of the six institutions, three colleges and universities of differing population sizes were selected that had incorporated honor code systems. The three remaining institutions of differing sizes were considered traditional colleges and did not utilize honor code systems. The Academic Honesty Questionnaire included six subscales: perceived frequency of academic dishonesty, student reporting, personal responses, scenario assessment, reasons for cheating, and the level of academic dishonesty. The level of academic dishonesty was correlated to the presence of an honor code system to determine if possible relationships existed. In addition, the size of the institution and the gender of the student were also considered to determine if differences existed among the construct variables. Significance was found in various subscales for all six research questions. Even though no significance was found in the difference in the level of academic dishonesty between institutions with or without honor code systems, a significant difference was found in the perception of student cheating between the two types of institutions. Students from honor code institutions perceived that the amount of academic dishonesty at their institutions was lower. No significant difference was found in the level of student cheating regarding the size of the institution. However, the study found that students from the large-sized universities perceived that they were more likely to get away with cheating than students from the small and medium-sized institutions. Finally, no significant difference was found in the level of academic dishonesty regarding student gender.