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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2015;8(2):99-104
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2015;8(2):99-104
Student’s Attitude about Cheating and its Confronting Strategies
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Bahrami M. (1)Hassanzade M. (*)
Zandi Z. (1)
Erami E. (1)
Miri Kh. (1)
(*) Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
(1) Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
(1) Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
(1) Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
(1) Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, North Ferdowsi Street, Razi Street, Torbat heydarireh, IranPhone: +985152228023
Fax: +985152228026
m_hassanzadeht@yahoo.com
Article History
Received: January 28, 2015Accepted: May 3, 2015
ePublished: June 6, 2015
ABSTRACT
Aims
Cheating as one of the important threatening factors of learning is widespread among students. The aim of this study was to determine the students’ views about of cheating and its coping strategies.
Instrument & Methods In this descriptive analytical study, 169 undergraduate students of Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences in the second semester of 2013-14 academic year were selected by available sampling method. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire and were analyzed by descriptive (mean, standard deviation and absolute and relative frequency distribution) and analytic (Chi-square and One-way ANOVA) statistic tests in SPSS 11.5 software.
Findings 45% of students have experienced cheating. High amounts of texts (51.2%) and difficult texts (46.1%) were the most important cheating factors. Individual conscience (35.3%) and personal beliefs (33.3%) were the most important inhibiting factors of cheating. Looking down on others or expose the paper, send and receive answers to questions through gestures and send answers to questions orally, were the common methods of cheating.
Conclusion Unethical phenomenon of cheating needs more attention from masters, educational administrators and researchers. However, many types of cheatings can be controlled by legislation, training and educational management.
Instrument & Methods In this descriptive analytical study, 169 undergraduate students of Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences in the second semester of 2013-14 academic year were selected by available sampling method. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire and were analyzed by descriptive (mean, standard deviation and absolute and relative frequency distribution) and analytic (Chi-square and One-way ANOVA) statistic tests in SPSS 11.5 software.
Findings 45% of students have experienced cheating. High amounts of texts (51.2%) and difficult texts (46.1%) were the most important cheating factors. Individual conscience (35.3%) and personal beliefs (33.3%) were the most important inhibiting factors of cheating. Looking down on others or expose the paper, send and receive answers to questions through gestures and send answers to questions orally, were the common methods of cheating.
Conclusion Unethical phenomenon of cheating needs more attention from masters, educational administrators and researchers. However, many types of cheatings can be controlled by legislation, training and educational management.
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[3]Lawson RA. Is classroom cheating related to business students' propensity to cheat in the "real world"?. J Business Ethics. 2004;49(2):189-99.
[4]Callahan D. The cheating culture: Why more Americans are doing wrong to get ahead paperback. New York: Mariner Books; 2007.
[5]No Authors Listed. Cheating in medical school. West J Med. 1982:136(2):145.
[6]Simpson DE, Yindra KJ, Towne JB, Rosenfeld PS. Medical students' perceptions of cheating. Acad Med. 1989;64(4):221-2.
[7]Đogaš V, Jerončić A, Marušić M, Marušić A. Who would students ask for help in academic cheating? Cross-sectional study of medical students in Croatia. BMC Med Educ, 2014;14:1048.
[8]Campbell S W. Perceptions of mobile phones in college classrooms: Ringing, cheating, and classroom policies. Commun Educ. 2006;55(3):280-94.
[9]McCabe D. Cheating: Why students do it and how we can help them stop. In: Lathrop A, Foss K, editors. Guiding students from cheating and plagiarism to honesty and integrity: Strategies for change. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited; 2005.
[10]Smith R. Cheating at medical school. BMJ, 2000;321(7258):398.
[11]Gore J, Youk H, Van Oudenaarden A. Snowdrift game dynamics and facultative cheating in yeast. Nature. 2009;459:253-6.
[12]Glick SM. Cheating at medical school. BMJ, 2001;322(7281):250-1.
[13]Sierles F, Hendrickx I, Circle S. Cheating in medical school. J Med Educ. 1980;55(2):124-5.
[14]Rozance CP. Cheating in medical schools: Implications for students and patients. JAMA. 1991;266(17):2453-6.
[15]Desalegn AA, Berhan A. Cheating on examinations and its predictors among undergraduate students at Hawassa university college of medicine and health science, Hawassa, Ethiopia. BMC Med Educ. 2014;14:89.
[16]Lasnover AL. Cheating beyond medical school. West J Med. 1982;137(1):77.
[17]Dans PE. Self-reported cheating by students at one medical school. Acad Med, 1996;71(Suppl 1):S70-2.
[18]Baldwin DC Jr, Daugherty SR, Rowley BD, Schwarz MD. Cheating in medical school: A survey of second-year students at 31 schools. Acad Med. 1998;71(3):267-73.
[19]Anderman EM, Murdock TB. Psychology of academic cheating. San Diego: Academic Press; 2011.
[20]Jordan AE. College student cheating: The role of motivation, perceived norms, attitudes, and knowledge of institutional policy. Ethics Behav. 2001;11(3):233-47.
[21]Nakhaee N, Nikpour H. Investigation of medical students’ opinions on research fraud in thesis and its frequency. Strides Dev Med Educ. 2005;2(1):10-7. [Persian]
[22]Seyed Hosseini davarani V. Attitude of medical students' to types of cheating and prevalence with indirect method [Dissertation]. Ahvaz: Shahid Chamran University; 2004. [Persian]
[23]Moradi V, Saidi Jam M. A study of identifying the cheating trend in exams of medical students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Teb va Tazkieh. 2001;(40):19-23. [Persian]
[24]Khamesan A, Amiri MA. Academic cheating in male and female students. Ethics Sci Technol. 2011;6(1):53-61. [Persian]
[25]Sepehri Nia A. Effects of self-esteem in students' attitudes to cheating in male and female students in Shush [Dissertation]. Ahvaz: Shahid Chamran University; 1997. [Persian]