Academic Dishonesty Among Undergraduate Students At One University In Kenya Causes And Mitigations

Author : Joshua Manduku,Abigail Kerubo Gichaba,Samwel Ruto,Pamela Oloo
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783346509819

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Academic Dishonesty Among Undergraduate Students At One University In Kenya. Causes And Mitigations by Joshua Manduku,Abigail Kerubo Gichaba,Samwel Ruto,Pamela Oloo Pdf

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2021 in the subject Education - Educational Tests & Measurements, University of Kabianga (School Of Education), course: Educational Management, language: English, abstract: Recent empirical studies indicate that cheating by college students is prevalent in many countries. More is known about the pervasiveness of college cheating than reasons why students cheat and how the vice can be mitigated. This article presents findings of a study that attempted to explore academic dishonesty among undergraduate students at One University in Kenya. The study employed stratified random sampling technique to obtain 200 student respondents from the Main and the Town campuses of One University in Kenya. The strata were the various schools/faculties at the University. The study was conducted between the months of June and July in 2017. Grounded on the Theory of Reasoned Action, the study focused on establishing the methods used by students in cheating in examinations, the reasons as to why the students cheat in examinations and suggesting ways in which this vice can be minimized. Data were collected by the use of a students’ questionnaire. Partial least squares methodology was used to analyze the responses of students.

Author : Helen Cowie,Carrie Anne Myers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317611233

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Bullying Among University Students by Helen Cowie,Carrie Anne Myers Pdf

Bullying Amongst University Students is a pioneering collection of knowledge and evidence exploring the under-researched phenomenon of bullying in universities. Abusive behaviour amongst young people is a serious and pervasive problem that is exacerbated by the rapid advances in electronic communication, and in this book the authors highlight the problem and proceed to facilitate new practices and policies to address it. This book brings together an international team of authors from a range of disciplines, encompassing education, psychology, criminology, law and counselling, who have carried out research in the area of university bullying. Addressing critical dialogues and debates, the authors explore peer on peer violence, intimidation and social exclusion before considering its effects on students and making recommendations for action and further research. Key topics include: Cyberbullying and cyber aggression Rape culture across the university Homophobic and transphobic bullying The impact of bullying on mental health The role of bully and victim across the lifespan Policies and procedures to address bullying International in authorship and scope, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers in fields such as education, psychology, sociology, health studies and criminology. It is also essential reading for university policy-makers and union representatives responsible for the emotional and physical well-being of students.

Author : Max A. Eckstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Cheating (Education)
ISBN : 9280312413

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Combating academic fraud by Max A. Eckstein Pdf

Author : Susan D. Blum
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780801457166

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My Word! by Susan D. Blum Pdf

"Classroom Cheats Turn to Computers." "Student Essays on Internet Offer Challenge to Teachers." "Faking the Grade." Headlines such as these have been blaring the alarming news of an epidemic of plagiarism and cheating in American colleges: more than 75 percent of students admit to having cheated; 68 percent admit to cutting and pasting material from the Internet without citation. Professors are reminded almost daily that many of today's college students operate under an entirely new set of assumptions about originality and ethics. Practices that even a decade ago would have been regarded almost universally as academically dishonest are now commonplace. Is this development an indication of dramatic shifts in education and the larger culture? In a book that dismisses hand-wringing in favor of a rich account of how students actually think and act, Susan D. Blum discovers two cultures that exist, often uneasily, side by side in the classroom. Relying extensively on interviews conducted by students with students, My Word! presents the voices of today's young adults as they muse about their daily activities, their challenges, and the meanings of their college lives. Outcomes-based secondary education, the steeply rising cost of college tuition, and an economic climate in which higher education is valued for its effect on future earnings above all else: These factors each have a role to play in explaining why students might pursue good grades by any means necessary. These incentives have arisen in the same era as easily accessible ways to cheat electronically and with almost intolerable pressures that result in many students being diagnosed as clinically depressed during their transition from childhood to adulthood. However, Blum suggests, the real problem of academic dishonesty arises primarily from a lack of communication between two distinct cultures within the university setting. On one hand, professors and administrators regard plagiarism as a serious academic crime, an ethical transgression, even a sin against an ethos of individualism and originality. Students, on the other hand, revel in sharing, in multiplicity, in accomplishment at any cost. Although this book is unlikely to reassure readers who hope that increasing rates of plagiarism can be reversed with strongly worded warnings on the first day of class, My Word! opens a dialogue between professors and their students that may lead to true mutual comprehension and serve as the basis for an alignment between student practices and their professors' expectations.

Author : Fromsa Bedassa
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783656704966

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Impact of Facebook Usage on Students Academic Performance by Fromsa Bedassa Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, , language: English, abstract: Today Facebook is considered as one of the most popular platforms for online social networking among youth, and - as many researches show – university students. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of social networking sites i.e. Facebook on students’ academic performance. The study was carried out in Wollega University with regular undergraduate students in focus. A questionnaire was designed to assess impact of Facebook usage on Student and was administered to 384 students’ selected using stratified sampling technique. Variables identified are time spent on Facebook, addiction to Facebook and academic performance. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between addiction to Facebook and time spent on Facebook and students’ academic performance. Furthermore, a multiple linear regression was carried out to determine the relative contribution of addiction to Facebook and time spent on Facebook to students’ academic performance. An analysis of the results was carried out using the SPSS software package. And the findings of this study shows that time spent on Facebook and addiction to it negatively and significantly affects students’ academic performance.

Author : William J. Bowers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Cheating (Education)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105042825328

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Student Dishonesty and Its Control in College by William J. Bowers Pdf

Describes the history, beliefs, customs, homes, and day-to-day life of the Pawnee Indians. Also discusses their present-day status.

Author : Elena Denisova-Schmidt
Publisher : Global Perspectives on Higher
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education
ISBN : 9004433872

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Corruption in Higher Education by Elena Denisova-Schmidt Pdf

"The lack of academic integrity combined with the prevalence of fraud and other forms of unethical behavior are problems that higher education faces in both developing and developed countries, at mass and elite universities, and at public and private institutions. While academic misconduct is not new, massification, internationalization, privatization, digitalization, and commercialization have placed ethical challenges higher on the agenda for many universities. Corruption in academia is particularly unfortunate, not only because the high social regard that universities have traditionally enjoyed, but also because students-young people in critical formative years-spend a significant amount of time in universities. How they experience corruption while enrolled might influence their later personal and professional behavior, the future of their country, and much more. Further, the corruption of the research enterprise is especially serious for the future of science. The contributors to Corruption in Higher Education: Global Challenges and Responses bring a range of perspectives to this critical topic"--

Author : Gemechu Getahun
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783346103925

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Prevalence of Khat Chewing and its Effects on Academic Performance among Wollega University Students by Gemechu Getahun Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: Excellent (A), Ethiopian Civil Service University, course: Development Economics, language: English, abstract: Khat is a psycho stimulant basil globally consumed by millions, regardless of gender, religion, education, profession, philosophy and occupation. A significant number of educated group of Ethiopian society engaged in chewing, mainly for intellectual stimulation and recreation. Past studies revealed that khat chewing was associated with poor academic performance among students. While khat has harmful penalty, little is known about effect of khat chewing among university students in Ethiopia. This thesis aimed to explore the prevalence, determinants and effect of khat chewing on academic performance among Wollega University students. Methodologically the study used an explanatory sequential research design. Quantitative data was gathered through University based cross-sectional survey conducted in Feb 2017 among randomly selected 358 students using multi-stage sampling technique. Moreover, the in-depth interviews (N=4) and focus group discussions (N=10) was done using semi-structured questionnaires. Binary logistic regression model was employed to identify determinants of khat chewing behavior with in a framework of imputed data and survey design analysis. Two-limit tobit regression model was used to evaluate predictors of academic performance. The study reveals that prevalence of current regular, lifetime and last semester khat chewing were 24.3%,29%and 27.4%respectively.Students who comes from khat growing area(AOR=20[0.04-0.17]),who have chewer friends(AOR=5.3[5-8.8]),who lives out of campus with friends(AOR=9.2 (3.3-5.01]), whose year of study was third year(AOR=7.4( 0.04-1.27]),students from Nekemte campus (AOR=17.8[1.6-4.8]) and students who perceived khat enhances performance(AOR=2.9[1.4-7.8]) were more likely to chew khat. It is also found that khat chewing(p

Author : Alison Green
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780399181825

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Ask a Manager by Alison Green Pdf

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Author : Anne Burns
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135183844

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Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching by Anne Burns Pdf

This hands-on, practical guide for ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators outlines, for those who are new to doing action research, what it is and how it works. Straightforward and reader friendly, it introduces the concepts and offers a step-by-step guide to going through an action research process, including illustrations drawn widely from international contexts. Each chapter includes a variety of pedagogical activities. Bringing the how-to and the what together, this is the perfect text for BATESOL and MATESOL courses in which action research is the focus or a required component.

Author : Saied Faqe Ibrahim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3668096961

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Culture Shock and Stress Among International Students by Saied Faqe Ibrahim Pdf

Research Paper from the year 2012 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Peoples / Nations, grade: 60, Sheffield Hallam University (Sheffield Hallam University), course: Sociology planing and Policy, language: English, abstract: The main aim of this research is to describe the culture shock and stress, to explore the means of reducing the cultural shock and pressure that is experienced by international students in the United Kingdom and to explain the benefits of studying abroad. In addition, the research design employed a qualitative methodology. After getting consent, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with male participants and the data gathered from three interviewees chosen on the basis of different demographic backgrounds, being from the United Kingdom. The thematic analysis method is to analyse transcribed data. The results of this exploratory research of culture shock and stress; many themes have been specified and explained; such as language, food, weather, dress, education system, technology, and transportation. They are related to the sources of the culture shock, the effect of shock on the international students and the attempts to reduce the culture shock. Also, several themes have been specified, explained and analysed below in terms of sources of pressure, that influence of international students in the UK during studies such as language, academics, differences of culture and homesickness. Also, some benefits of study abroad and methods to decrease stress have been given.

Author : Russel Moreno,Mariz D. Braza,Roly Duane R. De Villa,Kurt Matthew L. Refugido
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783668214309

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Intervening Factors among Grade 10 Students’ Level of Critical Thinking Skills by Russel Moreno,Mariz D. Braza,Roly Duane R. De Villa,Kurt Matthew L. Refugido Pdf

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Pedagogy - Pedagogic Psychology, grade: 1.0, Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation (Education), course: Bachelor of Secondary Education, language: English, abstract: This descriptive type of research renders to assess and identify the factors that intervene with the level of critical thinking skills of Grade 10 students of Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation-Candelaria, Inc. The researchers identified two general factors namely the student-factor and teacher-factor. Student-factors include two sub-factors such as their attitude towards the subject and their learning strategies and styles. Meanwhile, teaching strategies and styles, art of questioning, and instructional materials are included in the teacher-factors. There are one hundred eighty seven (187) respondents statistically drawn via systematic stratified random sampling. To answer the following problems, the researchers used an adapted test questionnaire known as THE CEU-LOPEZ CRITICAL THINKING TEST by Dr. Marcos Y. Lopez and the researcher-made four-point Likert scale questionnaire. The results revealed that the students are at the Beginning Thinker Level. It also showed that the five factors positively intervene with the level of critical thinking of students.

Author : Miao, Fengchun,Holmes, Wayne,Ronghuai Huang,Hui Zhang,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004476

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AI and education by Miao, Fengchun,Holmes, Wayne,Ronghuai Huang,Hui Zhang,UNESCO Pdf

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education today, innovate teaching and learning practices, and ultimately accelerate the progress towards SDG 4. However, these rapid technological developments inevitably bring multiple risks and challenges, which have so far outpaced policy debates and regulatory frameworks. This publication offers guidance for policy-makers on how best to leverage the opportunities and address the risks, presented by the growing connection between AI and education. It starts with the essentials of AI: definitions, techniques and technologies. It continues with a detailed analysis of the emerging trends and implications of AI for teaching and learning, including how we can ensure the ethical, inclusive and equitable use of AI in education, how education can prepare humans to live and work with AI, and how AI can be applied to enhance education. It finally introduces the challenges of harnessing AI to achieve SDG 4 and offers concrete actionable recommendations for policy-makers to plan policies and programmes for local contexts. [Publisher summary, ed]

Author : Bernard E. Whitley, Jr.,Patricia Keith-Spiegel
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135641856

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Academic Dishonesty by Bernard E. Whitley, Jr.,Patricia Keith-Spiegel Pdf

This book, written by two nationally renowned scholars in the area of ethics in higher education, is intended to help teachers and administrators understand and handle problems of academic dishonesty. Chock-full of practical advice, the book is divided into three parts. Part I reviews the existing published literature about academic dishonesty among college and university students and how faculty members respond to the problem. Part II presents practical advice designed to help college and university instructors and administrators deal proactively and effectively with academic dishonesty. Part III considers the broader question of academic integrity as a system-wide issue within institutions of higher education.

Author : Donald L. McCabe,Kenneth D. Butterfield,Linda K. Treviño
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421407166

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Cheating in College by Donald L. McCabe,Kenneth D. Butterfield,Linda K. Treviño Pdf

Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders, and the college years are a critical period for their development of ethical standards. Cheating in College explores how and why students cheat and what policies, practices, and participation may be useful in promoting academic integrity and reducing cheating. The authors investigate trends over time, including internet-based cheating. They consider personal and situational explanations, such as the culture of groups in which dishonesty is more common (such as business majors) and social settings that support cheating (such as fraternities and sororities). Faculty and administrators are increasing their efforts to promote academic honesty among students. Orientation and training sessions, information on college and university websites, student handbooks that describe codes of conduct, honor codes, and course syllabi all define cheating and establish the consequences. Based on the authors’ multiyear, multisite surveys, Cheating in College quantifies and analyzes student cheating to demonstrate why academic integrity is important and to describe the cultural efforts that are effective in restoring it. -- Gary Pavela, Syracuse University