Multidimensional Scaling of High School Students' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty

Autor/inn/en	Schmelkin, Liora Pedhazur; Gilbert, Kimberly A.; Silva, Rebecca
Titel	Multidimensional Scaling of High School Students' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty
Quelle	In: High School Journal, 93 (2010) 4, S.156-165 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1498
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Cheating; Rating Scales; Multidimensional Scaling; High School Students; Ethics; Attitude Measures; Student Behavior; Internet; Plagiarism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Prellen; Rating-Skala; Mehrdimensionale Analysis; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ethik; Student behaviour; Plagiat
Abstract	Although cheating on tests and other forms of academic dishonesty are considered rampant, no standard definition of academic dishonesty exists. The current study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of academic dishonesty in high school students, utilizing an innovative methodology, multidimensional scaling (MDS). Two methods were used to gather data: a sorting task, which was used to indirectly assess the students' perceptions, and a rating scale task, which was used to externally validate the results of the sorting task. Two dimensions emerged: Seriousness and Papers versus Exams. Implications for future research regarding high school students' perceptions of academic dishonesty are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10