Table 2 Cheating on tests/assignments knowledge
What do you remember learning from instruction on cheating in tests/assignments? | ||
|---|---|---|
n (%) | ||
A priori codes | ||
N/A | 77 (21.6) | “I did not learn anything on this topic.” (Reference 684, CoB) |
“I didnt” (Reference 596, CoE) | ||
Beginner | 273 (76.7) | “Cheating on exams or assignments is prohibited and can lead to failure of the assignment or test.” Reference 053, CoB) |
“Cheating is very bad, and you shouldn’t do it” (Reference 618, CoE) | ||
Advanced | 6 (1.7) | “my parents helped give me good ethics even through high school my grades where never top of the class but it was the correct representation on how I worked and my own knowledge on a subject matter I didn’t cheat through it to maintain a great GPA but went through it with my own knowledge and was able to find what I need to work on and its thanks to them that I understand that cheating is unacceptable.” (Reference 170, CoB) |
“I learned that cheating does not benefit you in the long run because if you don’t know the information then you won’t know it in the future. Cheating is also academic dishonesty and it is basically not using your own thinking on assignments.” Reference 484, CoE) | ||
Emergent codes | ||
Procedure | 32 (11.0) | “Absolutely no cheating. Using another students work to get answers, coping things down, looking over a shoulder, etc. Â all prohibited” (Reference 782, CoB) |
“Don’t cheat on homework, quizzes, and tests. You need to cite your sources for writing or it is cheating.” Reference 479, CoE) | ||
Consequences | 190 (53.4) | “I told not to cheat and if you chose to cheat you would get points taken off your assignment or test. I learned that you shouldn’t cheat on assignments or test.” (Reference 872, CoB) |
“you will get 0 for the assignment or even the course and then it will be reported to the school. When you’re caught cheating this will go on your record. You may not be allowed to continue being a student at the university. You might have to take a academic honesty course” Reference 921, CoE) | ||
Values | 121 (34.0) | “You’re only cheating on yourself if you cheat on exams, tests, and life related situation.” (Reference 602, CoB) |
“Cheating is bad. Don’t cheat.” (Reference 153, CoE) | ||