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Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin

This study attempts to explore cheating behavior among Malaysian students of tertiary institutions. One in particular is Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute- University College (TATiUC). Cheating techniques, preventive measures and support required by lecturers to handle cheating incidents were...

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Main Author: Shariffuddin, Sara Asmawati
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Language:English
Published: 2009
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School management and discipline
Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15334/1/TM_SARA%20ASMAWATI%20SHARIFFUDDIN%20ED%2009_5.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.153342022-12-15T04:27:48Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15334/ Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin Shariffuddin, Sara Asmawati School management and discipline Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior This study attempts to explore cheating behavior among Malaysian students of tertiary institutions. One in particular is Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute- University College (TATiUC). Cheating techniques, preventive measures and support required by lecturers to handle cheating incidents were examined. Six former students (confirmed cheaters) and two lecturers cum administrators of TATiUC participated in the study. Data were collected by using narrative responses and interviews. The results showed that creative and innovative techniques were used to outsmart lecturers from detecting cheating occurrences. The results also showed that participants believed even though various preventive measures were implemented, they were not able to stop academic cheating entirely. However, they were able to deter cheating to a certain extent.Furthermore, it was discovered that there were variations on the implementation of the examination rules and regulations among lecturers. Finally, the study revealed that support in terms of training and courses were needed in dealing with academic dishonesty. Thus, the findings of the study may assist lecturers and administrators in dealing with students' cheating behavior and enlighten the administrators on the kinds of support that can be extended to lecturers to mitigate their struggle dealing with students' academic misconduct. 2009 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15334/1/TM_SARA%20ASMAWATI%20SHARIFFUDDIN%20ED%2009_5.pdf Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin. (2009) Masters thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA. <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/15334.pdf>
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topic School management and discipline
Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior
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Moral, religious, and physical life of students. Student conduct and behavior
Shariffuddin, Sara Asmawati
Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin
description This study attempts to explore cheating behavior among Malaysian students of tertiary institutions. One in particular is Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute- University College (TATiUC). Cheating techniques, preventive measures and support required by lecturers to handle cheating incidents were examined. Six former students (confirmed cheaters) and two lecturers cum administrators of TATiUC participated in the study. Data were collected by using narrative responses and interviews. The results showed that creative and innovative techniques were used to outsmart lecturers from detecting cheating occurrences. The results also showed that participants believed even though various preventive measures were implemented, they were not able to stop academic cheating entirely. However, they were able to deter cheating to a certain extent.Furthermore, it was discovered that there were variations on the implementation of the examination rules and regulations among lecturers. Finally, the study revealed that support in terms of training and courses were needed in dealing with academic dishonesty. Thus, the findings of the study may assist lecturers and administrators in dealing with students' cheating behavior and enlighten the administrators on the kinds of support that can be extended to lecturers to mitigate their struggle dealing with students' academic misconduct.
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title Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin
title_short Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin
title_full Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin
title_fullStr Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin
title_full_unstemmed Student cheating in examinations at a Malaysian higher education institution: A case study / Sara Asmawati Shariffuddin
title_sort student cheating in examinations at a malaysian higher education institution: a case study / sara asmawati shariffuddin
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