Table 2 Knowledge of participants on academic dishonesty
From: Causes and mitigation of academic dishonesty among healthcare students in a Nigerian university
|  | Statement (N = 335) | Responses | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Academic dishonesty is committing or contributing to any unethical behaviour while completing work | Correct | 201 (60.0) | |
2 | Academic dishonesty can only be carried out by students | Correct | 159 (47.5) | |
3 | Students who cheat in academic activities may cheat in other areas of life, work and family | Correct | 243 (72.5) | |
4 | Public safety and welfare may be compromised on the long run in related professions due to cheating by such students | Correct | 292 (87.2) | |
5 | Academic dishonesty can impair instructors accuracy in assessing actual mastery of skills and knowledge of cheating students | Correct | 286 (85.4) | |
6 | Academic dishonesty can take various forms | Correct | 321 (95.8) | |
b. Forms of academic dishonesty identified by respondents | Frequency (%)a | |||
1 | Unauthorised use of materials, devices, or practices in completing academic activities | 265 (79.1) | ||
2 | Use of another person’s ideas without proper acknowledgement or permission | 236 (70.4) | ||
3 | Unauthorised creation, alteration, or misrepresentation of information | 191 (57.0) | ||
4 | Disrupting another person’s work so that the person cannot complete an academic activity | 189 (56.4) | ||
5 | Impersonating another person during an exam or test | 261 (77.9) | ||
6 | Unauthorised collaboration during a test or exam | 180 (53.7) | ||
7 | Not contributing as required to a team project and allowing the team effort to fail | 195 (58.2) | ||
8 | Inventing a source of data or information that does not exist | 168 (50.1) | ||
9 | Copying answers from a fellow student during a test or exam | 247 (73.7) | ||
10 | Taking unauthorised materials (E.g. Mobile phones) into the exam hall | 263 (78.5) | ||
11 | Attempting to bribe examination invigilators or examiners during/after an exam | 270 (80.6) | ||
12 | Exchanging examination booklets with a fellow student so as to copy his/her answers | 259 (77.3) | ||
|  | Mean knowledge score ± SD (Range) Total obtainable score: 18 points | 10.57 ± 4.629 points (0–18 points) | ||
| Â | Scores categories | Frequency (%) | Remark | |
 < 50% | 98 (29.3) | Poor knowledge | ||
50–69% | 137 (40.9) | Fair knowledge | ||
 > 70% | 100 (29.8) | Good knowledge | ||