Exploring Academic Misconduct: Some Insights into Student Behaviour

Autor/in	Perry, Bob
Titel	Exploring Academic Misconduct: Some Insights into Student Behaviour
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 11 (2010) 2, S.97-108 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787410365657
Schlagwörter	Plagiarism; Student Attitudes; Cheating; Teaching Methods; Learning Strategies; Higher Education; Student Characteristics; Classification; Internet; College Freshmen; Student Behavior; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Plagiat; Schülerverhalten; Prellen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Studienanfänger; Student behaviour; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Academic research and newspaper stories suggest that academic misconduct, including plagiarism, is on the increase. This apparent increase coupled with new internet enterprises selling "pass" papers and customized research are worrying trends. Academic misconduct is deeply harmful in a number of ways by devaluing awards, frustrating academics and demotivating "honest" students. Despite the heightened attention given to it, the entire subject seems to be clouded in uncertainty, not least what students themselves think. This article addresses student attitudes and understandings of academic misconduct. Findings from a study conducted within a large business school indicated that teaching on plagiarism was ineffective and there were many misunderstandings, which had coincided with high levels of unintentional plagiarism, bogus referencing and collusion. First-year students in particular experienced difficulties. As part of this article a theoretical framework for understanding student behaviour is proposed which may suggest various improved learning and teaching strategies. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10