Table 4 Student knowledge of others cheating and being caught
Knowledge of other students in their course/degree | Knowledge of other students at university (outside their course) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not tempted (n = 5916) | Tempted (n = 1379) | Cheated (n = 216) | Not tempted (n = 5916) | Tempted (n = 1379) | Cheated (n = 216) | |
Knowledge of others cheating | ||||||
Never saw nor heard others cheating | 66.6% | 47.9% | 36.6% | 56.6% | 37.3% | 32.4% |
Heard rumours others have cheated | 18.7% | 28.5% | 24.1% | 25.6% | 33.3% | 27.8% |
Did not see but heard reliable stories that others cheated | 11.1% | 15.9% | 28.2% | 13.8% | 20.6% | 31.5% |
Seen others cheat | 3.6% | 7.7% | 11.1% | 4.0% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
Knowledge of others getting caught for cheating | ||||||
Never heard about others getting caught | 67.7% | 58.6% | 43.1% | 60.8% | 49.8% | 38.9% |
Heard rumours others have been caught | 16.9% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 21.7% | 28.2% | 26.9% |
Don’t know anyone personally but heard reliable stories about getting caught | 12.7% | 15.2% | 25.0% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 27.3% |
Know other students who have been caught | 2.7% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 6.9% |