Table 1 Perceived seriousness of cheating behaviors as rated by students
Cheating behaviors | Mean (N = 245) |
|---|---|
1. Doing less than your fair share of work on a group project. | 3.46 (.70) |
2. Copying from a nearby student during a quiz, test, or exam. | 3.22 (.75) |
3. Using text messaging to get/send answers on test. | 3.40 (.69) |
4. Allowing someone to copy your answers during a test or examination. | 1.69 (.69) |
5. Taking crib notes (unauthorized by a teacher) to an exam/test halls. | 3.39 (.72) |
6. Working on an assignment in group when individual work is assigned. | 3.04 (.88) |
7. Writing on the hands, chairs, walls of exam halls etc. | 3.07 (.84) |
8. Doing other students’ coursework/assignment for them. | 1.88 (.77) |
9. Copying homework from another student. | 3.28 (.72) |
10. Whispering the answers to friends during an examination. | 1.73 (.70) |
11. Allowing own coursework/assignment to be copied by another student. | 3.46 (.72) |
Grand Mean | 2.87 (.74) |