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Investigation Into Practices, Reasons, Attitudes of Engineering Students Towards Cheating in Exams

Table 1:

No. Behaviours Mean SD
1 “Using unauthorized material (crib notes, handwriting, sheets with written resolutions etc.) during a test or exam. 3.15 1.033
2 Copying the answers from a colleague's work during a test or exam. 2.79 1.150
3 Unauthorized using of electronic devices (mobile phone, computer, headset, smartwatch etc.) during a test or exam. 3.01 1.276
4 Whispering and signalling answers to other colleagues during a test or exam. 2.90 1.140
5 Allowing another person to copy from them during a test or exam. 3.03 1.245
6 Failure to follow the instructions related to the test or exam time (e.g., continuing to write after the allotted time has ended). 3.59 1.269
7 Taking a test or exam instead of another person. 4.78 0.543
8 Reproducing a test or exam questions and sharing them with friends. 4.05 1.132
9 Finding an excuse to temporarily leave the exam room in order to have access to outside help. 3.91 1.143
10 Reporting cheating practiced by a colleague.” 4.68 0.702
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