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| Title: | A study on academic integrity among engineering undergraduates (preliminary conclusions). |
| Authors: | Carpenter, Donald D.
Harding, Trevor S.
Montgomery, Susan M.
Steneck, Nicholas H. |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2002 |
| Publisher: | Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| Abstract: | Student academic dishonesty, commonly referred to as cheating, has
become a serious problem at institutions of higher education. This is
particularly true of engineering students who, according to previous
research, are among the most likely to cheat in college. To investigate
this concern, the authors have undertaken a research project on the
Perceptions and Attitudes toward Cheating among Engineering Students
(P.A.C.E.S.). The premise of this research is that a combination of
pressures, rather than malicious motivations, account for most student
cheating. The P.A.C.E.S study consists of a seven page, self-reported
survey that investigates: (1) student definitions of academic
dishonesty; (2) the magnitude of academic dishonesty among engineering
undergraduates; (3) the correlations of academic dishonesty with
theories of psychological, demographic and situational factors; and (4)
student opinions on different approaches used to discourage academic
dishonesty. The survey was administered to approximately 350
engineering and pre engineering undergraduates at 5 institutions,
ranging from community colleges to a large research university. This
paper will discuss some of the current results from the study as well as
future goals, which include the refinement and further distribution of
the survey instrument and the development of practical pedagogical
methods to help students avoid the pressure of cheating and a better
understanding of what students and faculty perceive as cheating. |
| URI: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db
=pubmed&list_uids=12762926&dopt=citation |
| PMID: | 12762926 |
| Appears in Collections: | History, Department of
Research on Learning and Teaching North, Center for (CRLT North)
Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed
Chemical Engineering (ChE)
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