Exploring Muslim Pre-Service Teachers’ Honesty on Cheating and Plagiarism: A Survey in Indonesian Islamic University
Keywords:
Cheating, plagiarism, academic ethics, pre-service teachers
Abstract
Cheating and plagiarism have been crucial issues among students studying either at high school or undergraduate levels. This present study aims to reveal the cheating and plagiarism practices among pre-service teachers in their undergraduate program at one Islamic university in Indonesia. As Muslim teacher candidates, the respondents are urged to uphold academic integrity and honesty. Thus, this study seeks to provide data on how serious the academic ethics immersed in Muslim pre-service teachers. The method implemented for this study was a cross-sectional survey. The respondents were students enrolled in the Faculty of Education, which comprises several departments in the education fields. Results indicate that respondents were recorded as having morally ethical on one aspect of academic integrities, 95% never paid someone else for the exam, 75% never changed answers after the marking process, and 50% declared rarely copy an answer. Yet, there was also a display of less ethical attitude on some other academic behaviors driven by cultural factors. Thus, some teaching implications are highlighted for teachers and students to combat cheating and plagiarism practices among pre-service teachers in Indonesian Islamic universities.References
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Eret, E., & Ok, A. (2014). Internet plagiarism in higher education: tendencies, triggering factors and reasons among teacher candidates. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 39(8), 1002–1016. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2014.880776
Foltýnek, T., & Glendinning, I. (2015). Impact of policies for plagiarism in higher education across Europe: Results of the project. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(1), 207–216. https://doi.org/10.11118/actaun201563010207
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Heckler, N. C., & Forde, D. R. (2015). The Role of Cultural Values in Plagiarism in Higher Education. Journal of Academic Ethics, 13(1), 61–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-014-9221-3
Hosny, M., & Fatima, S. (2014). Attitudes of Students Towards Cheating and Plagiarism: University Case Study.pdf. Journal of Applied Sciences, 14(8), 748–757.
Hughes, J. M. C., & McCabe, D. L. (2006). Academic Misconduct within Higher Education in Canada.pdf. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 36(2), 1–21.
Jamaluddin, S. F., Adi, S. P., & Lufityanto, G. (2020). Social influences on cheating in collectivistic culture: Collaboration but not competition. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000122
Martin, D. E. (2012). Culture and unethical conduct: Understanding the impact of individualism and collectivism on actual plagiarism. Management Learning, 43(3), 261–273. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507611428119
Özbek, O., & Çeyiz, S. (2017). European Journal of Education Studies UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ’ OPINIONS ON. European Journal of Education Studies, 3(8), 323–335. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.832326
Quraishi, U., & Aziz, F. (2017). Academic Dishonesty at the Higher Education Level in. Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, 11(1), 68–85. Retrieved from http://www.ue.edu.pk/jrre
Topîrceanu, A. (2017). Breaking up friendships in exams: A case study for minimizing student cheating in higher education using social network analysis. Computers and Education, 115, 171–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.08.008
Torres-Diaz, J. C., Duart, J. M., & Hinojosa-Becerra, M. (2018). Plagiarism, internet and academic success at the university. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 7(2), 98–104. https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.2018.7.324
Tran, U. T., Huynh, T., & Nguyen, H. T. T. (2018). Academic Integrity in Higher Education: The Case of Plagiarism of Graduation Reports by Undergraduate Seniors in Vietnam. Journal of Academic Ethics, 16(1), 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-017-9279-9
Zhang, Y., & Yin, H. (2019). Collaborative cheating among Chinese college students: the effects of peer influence and Individualism-Collectivism orientations. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education.DOI:10.1080/02602938.2019.1608504
Published
2021-06-19
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Farah, R. (2021). Exploring Muslim Pre-Service Teachers’ Honesty on Cheating and Plagiarism: A Survey in Indonesian Islamic University. Dinamika Ilmu, 21(1), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v21i1.3175
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