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2. Outline
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Introduction
CheatingVs. Plagiarism
Combating Cheating and Plagiarism
Current Study
Cheating Survey Results
Recommendations
Plagiarism Survey Results
Recommendations
FutureWork
3. Introduction
Academic dishonesty at
universities is a common
phenomenon among students of all
ages and specialties.
Academic dishonesty is defined as
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The students’use of illegal activities,techniques,and forms of fraud
during their examination or evaluation processes,usually for the
purpose of achieving better grades
4. Cheating Vs. Plagiarism
Cheating intended violation of
rules in order to acquire illegal
advantage or better academic results.
Plagiarism passing off someone
else’s work as your own without
acknowledging the source.
Plagiarism may or may not be
intentional
Plagiarism may not always be
considered as cheating.
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5. Cheating and Plagiarism
An increasing number of incidents of cheating and plagiarism
are being observed daily.
Electronic communication through handheld and other popular
devices makes it easier for students to copy and transmit
information both inside and outside the classroom.
Factors for making students cheat or plagiarize
Getting better grades
Peer pressure
Playing smart
Making fun of the instructor
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6. Combating Cheating and Plagiarism
Academic community is giving a lot of attention
to increasing the awareness of students about
ethical issues.
Publishing ethical codes of practice and
teaching ethics courses
Studying students’ attitudes may help increase
consciousness about the danger and consequences
of such acts.
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7. Current Study
In our college the phenomena of cheating and plagiarism are
rather noticeable.
It is important to study the attitude of students towards
cheating and plagiarism
The extent of the spread of academic dishonesty
The reasons behind committing it
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8. Research Methodology
Two surveys were used to assess our students’ (females in
CCIS) attitude towards cheating and plagiarism.
The cheating survey consists of three parts:
Part 1: Six questions to assess the frequency of some cheating
practices.
Part 2: Seven possible reasons for committing cheating.
Part 3: One question about whether the cheating practices are
ethical or not, and giving the reason for the answer.
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9. Research Methodology
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The plagiarism survey consists of three parts:
Part1: Knowing the meaning of plagiarism, and assessing the
frequency of practicing some plagiarism acts.
Part2: Most common sources of plagiarism.
Part3: Opinion regarding the ethicalness of such practices and
giving the reason for the answer.
The target sample was undergraduate students in levels 3 to
6.
148 students anonymously answered the cheating survey, and
115 students answered the plagiarism survey.
13. Reasons for Cheating
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When asked whether cheating is ethical, 11.5% of students
believed that it is ethical!
14. Cheating Survey Results Summary
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The majority of students (85%) have never copied answers from
someone else during the exam.
A large percentage (55%) were pressured to give answers to
someone during the exam.
Most students did not resort to using body parts to hide written
answers during an exam, and the majority also did not try to
change the answer after grading.
Extracting hints from the instructor during the exam was
relatively common, where approximately 50% of students had
done this before.
Paying someone to do an assignment seems to be a common
practice among our students, where approximately 22% of
students have admitted committing this act.
15. Cheating Survey Results Summary
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Most relevant reasons for cheating
Lack of time to study
Difficulty of the exam
Importance of good grades
Not preparing for the exam
Less important factors
Helping a friend
Having a lenient instructor
Playing smart
16. Cheating Survey Results Summary
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Approximately 12% of students thought cheating it is ethical.
Reasons given for being ethical are:
“I am not very religious”
“I have to do it because the distribution of grades is not fair”
“I have to do it to succeed”
65% of students who believe cheating is unethical indicated
that cheating is forbidden in Islam, and against Islamic values.
17. Recommendations
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Copying and giving answers, and extracting hints from the
instructor during the exam is relatively common
We recommend that proctors be vigilant during the exam
and avoid answering unnecessary questions by students.
We should discourage the proctoring of the exam by the
instructor of the course.
18. Recommendations
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Paying someone to do the homework
The instructor get more acquainted with the students to
recognize their individual levels
Having assignments of incremental nature
More interesting assignments that need creativity and discussion
after submission
Importance of grades, competition with peers and
expectations of parents are among the factors that can lead to
cheating.
Trying to motivate the students to learn and giving rewards that
are not dependent on grades
19. Recommendations
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To increase the awareness of students
Teachers as well as parents should stress that cheating is
unethical
It is against religion
It is a form of fraud
It is harmful for the society
Policies against cheating and relevant punishments should be made
clear at the introduction of every course, and implemented
seriously by all faculty members.
22. Sources of Plagiarism
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83.4% 62.6% 51.2%
When asked whether plagiarism is ethical, 34.75% of
students believed that it is ethical!
23. Plagiarism Survey Results Summary
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The majority of students know what plagiarism means.
Most common practices
Copy exact words without citing the source
Paraphrasing without citing the source
Sources of plagiarism
Electronic resources
Printed resources
Work or ideas of a known person
24. Plagiarism Survey Results Summary
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35% indicated that plagiarism is ethical.
However, reason given was irrelevant
E.g. “if the source is mentioned or it is an open source it is
OK to use it”
Other reasons given for being ethical:
“To help me”
“It doesn't hurt to make use of some text in my research if I
write it in my own way”
“I may have to do it because of lack of time”
25. Plagiarism Survey Results Summary
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Reasons given for believing that plagiarism is unethical
“It is like stealing the work of others”
“It violates intellectual property rights”
“It is against Islam”
“It does not help me learn”
26. Plagiarism Survey Results Summary
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From the results of the plagiarism survey, it seems that
students think that it is less serious than cheating during an
exam.
Lower percentage of correlating plagiarism with being‘anti-
religion’ compared to cheating.
27. Recommendations
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Students should be made aware of the seriousness of
plagiarism.
Students should be warned about legal issues that may be
involved.
Proper citation and referencing methods should be taught.
Students should also try to improve their language and
writing skills.
Introductory research methods and writing courses should be
given to all students starting from the undergraduate level.
Plagiarism detection software should be used.
29. Future Work
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Examine whether the level of study is related to cheating
and plagiarism.
Whether students at introductory courses cheat more
or less than students who are approaching graduation.
Whether there is an effect of gender on the tendency and
prevalence of cheating.
30. References
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Manar Hosny and Shameem Fatima,“Investigating Female
Students’Attitude towards Cheating and Plagiarism:A Study
in King Saud University”.The 2013 International Conference
on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer
Engineering, LasVegas – USA, 2013.
Manar Hosny and Shameem Fatima.“Attitude of Students
Towards Cheating and Plagiarism: University Case Study”.
Journal ofApplied Sciences.Vol 14 (8), PP. 748-757 March
2014.