Student perception of academic cheating in a university extension
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Higher education from a conceptual point of view is an act of development and direction; it is a process that implies preparing young adults and helping them develop values, abilities, and preparing them for the different phases in their lives. This study aims to explore general perceptions of students about what constitutes and act of cheating with and without the use of technology in a higher education institution extension in a rural area in Ecuador. Independent variables will include gender, academic semester, and academic average (GPA). The instrument is a survey developed and used extensively by Donald McCabe, a leading world researcher in this topic. The survey has 25 situational questions where the student has to choose if the act described is considered: 1) not cheating, 2) trivial cheating, 3) moderate cheating or 4) serious cheating. Results in this research show that students have a clear conceptual understanding of the general meaning of academic cheating.
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