Academic Dishonesty: An Exploratory Study of Traditional versus Non-Traditional Students

Autor/inn/en	Monahan, Michael; Shah, Amit
Titel	Academic Dishonesty: An Exploratory Study of Traditional versus Non-Traditional Students
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education Journal, 43 (2023), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Cheating; College Students; Nontraditional Students; Electronic Learning; Computer Assisted Testing; Adult Students; Business Administration Education; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Prellen; Collegestudent; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Academic dishonesty is a major issue in education. Perhaps more so in the online environment where may times students are on their honor to complete exams without the use of the Internet, notes, or other prohibited materials. The age range of 18-24 encompasses the traditional aged student body. The non-traditional students are over the age of 25 and may be married, have children, full time jobs and other obligations. Age and the concomitant responsibilities associated with married life, children and working full time work may have advanced the maturity of these students and may allow them to look at the bigger picture and become less tolerant on issues of academic dishonesty. An analysis of the grade records in business classes at a mid-Atlantic comprehensive university provided the data for this study. All class were online and covered the period from 2017-2021. A total of 455 participants (134 traditional aged students and 321 non-traditional aged students) took either two or three exams each, equating to a total of 1227 test scores being analyzed. To determine if cheating was occurring faculty began utilizing the capabilities of the Respondus Lockdown Browser® which records both sound and video while the student is taking the exam. The results were surprising. Implications for practice are also included. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01