EVALUATION OF STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PLAGIARISM IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES
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| contents | EVALUATION OF STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PLAGIARISM IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES Ghulam Murtaza Seema Zafar Iqra Bashir Izhar Hussain Filosofía cheating plagiarism academic honesty Pharmacy practice Background: The prevalence of academic delinquency in universities, predominantly in the form of plagiarism and cheating, is extensively conceded. Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate student’s perception and behavior towards plagiarism in Pakistani universities. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 6 academic disciplines in 35 universities in Pakistan during 21.02.2011-21.04.2011. Expert interviewers and learned educationists carried out the interviews with the help of a structured questionnaire to evaluate student’s knowledge about plagiarism such as (i) student’s knowledge about HEC policy, (ii) student’s attitude towards plagia- rism, (iii) student’s satisfaction towards plagiarism and cheating, and (iv) their views for penalties (What should be the penalties for 1st and 2nd occurrence of plagiarism?) and recorded the responses. Results: This survey was accomplished by 25742 students. The response rate for awareness about HEC policy about plagiarism showed that significantly (p<0.05) low percentage (94%) of students was unaware of this poli- cy. The attitudes of significantly (p<0.05) high percentage of students towards plagiarism behavior were unacceptable. Significantly (p<0.05) high response rate towards attitudes regarding punishment for plagiarism was warning and report to HOD for first and second occurrence of this cheating, respectively. Conclusions: An extensive lack was found in the understanding of students towards plagiarism across all the universities. It is necessary to achieve balance between factors affecting plagiarism such avoidance, finding and sentence in case of detection. 2013 artículo científico 0717-5906 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=55428166013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=554 Acta Bioethica application/pdf Universidad de Chile Acta Bioethica (Chile) Num.1 Vol.19 |
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| spellingShingle | EVALUATION OF STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PLAGIARISM IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES Ghulam Murtaza Filosofía cheating plagiarism academic honesty Pharmacy practice EVALUATION OF STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PLAGIARISM IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES Ghulam Murtaza Seema Zafar Iqra Bashir Izhar Hussain Filosofía cheating plagiarism academic honesty Pharmacy practice Background: The prevalence of academic delinquency in universities, predominantly in the form of plagiarism and cheating, is extensively conceded. Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate student’s perception and behavior towards plagiarism in Pakistani universities. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 6 academic disciplines in 35 universities in Pakistan during 21.02.2011-21.04.2011. Expert interviewers and learned educationists carried out the interviews with the help of a structured questionnaire to evaluate student’s knowledge about plagiarism such as (i) student’s knowledge about HEC policy, (ii) student’s attitude towards plagia- rism, (iii) student’s satisfaction towards plagiarism and cheating, and (iv) their views for penalties (What should be the penalties for 1st and 2nd occurrence of plagiarism?) and recorded the responses. Results: This survey was accomplished by 25742 students. The response rate for awareness about HEC policy about plagiarism showed that significantly (p<0.05) low percentage (94%) of students was unaware of this poli- cy. The attitudes of significantly (p<0.05) high percentage of students towards plagiarism behavior were unacceptable. Significantly (p<0.05) high response rate towards attitudes regarding punishment for plagiarism was warning and report to HOD for first and second occurrence of this cheating, respectively. Conclusions: An extensive lack was found in the understanding of students towards plagiarism across all the universities. It is necessary to achieve balance between factors affecting plagiarism such avoidance, finding and sentence in case of detection. 2013 artículo científico 0717-5906 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=55428166013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=554 Acta Bioethica application/pdf Universidad de Chile Acta Bioethica (Chile) Num.1 Vol.19 |
| title | EVALUATION OF STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PLAGIARISM IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES |
| topic | Filosofía cheating plagiarism academic honesty Pharmacy practice |
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