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WHY STUDENTS CHEAT*
Although the majority of students are honest and are
attending university to get a good education which will help them in the future,
there are still some dishonest students. There are many factors that lead to
academic dishonesty. Below I have identified both supportive norms and
individual factors that may lead an individual to cheat or plagiarize.
Supportive norms
- There is a lot of pressure to
get good grades to get into graduate/professional school
because many students perceive their undergraduate degree to
be useless or insufficient (McCabe & Trevino, 2002; Davis,
Grover, Becker, and McGregor, 1992)
- There has been an increase in
the social acceptance of cheating. Students believe that
everyone cheats or they are encouraged to cheat by their
friends and to �help each other� during an exam (Alschuler &
Blimling, 1995; Davis et al., 1992)
- Students are aware of the
prevalence of cheating and feel the need to cheat to keep up
with students who are getting better averages because of it.
As McCabe & Trevino (2002) phrase it, �In today�s highly
competitive environment, otherwise honest students can
persuade themselves that they must cheat to keep the playing
field level�
- As Harris (2002) phrases it,
�students are natural economisers�. They are
more likely to cheat when an advantageous opportunity exists
and the professor does not take any preventative measures
such as changing exams and assignments each semester
(Alschuler & Bliming, 1995; Davis et al., 1992)
- Students who witness professors
failing to pay attention or penalise obvious cheating decide
that cheating is okay with the professor/university which
reinforces and encourages dishonest behaviour (Alschuler &
Bliming, 1995; Davis et al., 1992; Levine, 2001)
Individual Factors
- Lack of confidence in one's
writing abilities (Alschuler & Bliming, 1995; Harris, 2002)
- Poor time management and
organisational skills and a tendency to underestimate how
much time it will take to complete an assignment (Harris,
2002)
- Poor work ethics, low stage of
moral development (Davis et al., 1992)
- Sees cheating through university
as a �game�; such students enjoy pushing the limits (Harris,
2002)
- Increased likelihood of cheating
in a course one sees as low priority, especially if one
cannot see the practical applications of the material
(Alschuler & Bliming, 1995; Harris, 2002)
- Cannot handle the work load
(Alschuler & Bliming, 1995)
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