Table 4 Perception of students towards academic dishonesty
From: Causes and mitigation of academic dishonesty among healthcare students in a Nigerian university
S/N | Statement | Responses (%) | Median | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC | NCNC | MC | MDC | AC | |||
1 | Taking the idea or work from a fellow student to submit as one’s own | 20 (6.0) | 24 (7.2) | 48 (14.3) | 39 (11.6) | 204 (60.9) | AC |
2 | Copying answers from a fellow student during a test or exam | 9 (2.7) | 22 (6.6) | 73 (21.8) | 52 (15.5) | 179 (53.4) | AC |
3 | Taking unauthorised materials into the exam hall | 9 (2.7) | 12 (3.6) | 24 (7.2) | 36 (10.7) | 254 (75.8) | AC |
4 | Writing an exam for someone else or vice versa | 10 (3.0) | 15 (4.5) | 5 (1.5) | 22 (6.6) | 283 (84.5) | AC |
5 | Marking attendance sheet for absent friends | 56 (16.7) | 69 (20.6) | 95 (28.4) | 40 (11.9) | 75 (22.4) | MC |
6 | Making false entries in practical logbooks | 47 (14.0) | 61 (18.2) | 86 (25.7) | 57 (17.0) | 84 (25.1) | MC |
7 | Copying an assignment from another student | 57 (17.0) | 63 (18.8) | 87 (26.0) | 57 (17.0) | 71 (21.2) | MC |
8 | Fabricating or falsifying research data | 20 (6.0) | 32 (9.6) | 57 (17.0) | 54 (16.1) | 172 (51.3) | AC |
9 | Allowing a fellow student to copy during a test or exam | 25 (7.5) | 27 (8.1) | 71 (21.2) | 83 (24.8) | 129 (38.5) | MDC |
10 | Telling a fellow student answers during a test or exam | 27 (8.1) | 24 (7.2) | 88 (26.3) | 60 (17.9) | 136 (40.6) | MDC |
11 | Exchanging examination booklets or question papers with fellow student to copy answers | 11 (3.3) | 5 (1.5) | 34 (10.1) | 36 (10.7) | 249 (74.3) | AC |
Perception categories | Frequency (%) | ||||||
Positive perception (≥ 50%) | 318 (94.9) | ||||||
Negative perception (< 50%) | 17 (5.1) | ||||||