Can We Control Cheating in the Classroom?

Kerkvliet, Joe; Sigmund, Charles L.

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“…It appears that poor performers either feel entitled to cheat in a system that does not give them any legitimate opportunities to succeed, or they engage in a "face-saving" activity to avoid embarrassment for their poor performance. 20 This result corresponds with earlier findings that cheating in the classroom is particularly common among poor performers (Kerkvliet and Sigmund, 1999;Bunn et al, 1992).…”

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“…Previous economic research has particularly investigated cheating in the classroom and confirmed that people with low grade point average (GPA), who have more to gain, cheat more than students with high GPA (Kerkvliet and Sigmund, 1999;Bunn et al, 1992). Furthermore, it has been illustrated that cheating behaviour can be reduced by increasing the costs of being caught (Kerkvliet and Sigmund, 1999). Nagin et al (2002) again have investigated cheating behavior in a firm and found that while reductions in monitoring (that reduce the likelihood of being caught) have increased shirking in a significant portion of the employees, other workers do not respond according to the "rational cheater model".…”

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Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment

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Weichselbaumer

2010

Journal of Economic Psychology

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Does Competition Enhance Performance or Cheating?A Laboratory Experiment *In this paper we experimentally test whether competing for a desired reward does not only affect individuals' performance, but also their tendency to cheat. Recent doping scandals in sports as well as forgery and plagiarism scandals in academia have been partially explained by "competitive pressures", which suggests a link between competition and cheating. In our experiment subjects conduct a task where they have the possibility to make use of illegitimate tools to better their results. We find that women react much stronger to competitive pressure by increasing their cheating activity while there is no overall sex difference in cheating. However, the effect of competition on women's cheating behavior is entirely due to the fact that women, on average, are doing worse with respect to the assigned task. Indeed we find that it is the ability of an individual to conduct a particular task and not sex that crucially affects the reaction to competition. Poor performers significantly increase their cheating behavior under competition which may be a face-saving strategy or an attempt to retain a chance of winning.JEL Classification: C91, J24, J31, M52

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“…Kerkvliet and Sigmund (1999) in their study found that increasing the distance between students in an examination has some effect on academic misconduct. Bowers (1964), indicated that it has been found that student cheating rates rise significantly, the more the students spend on extra-curricular activities of playing cards watching television or drinking with friends.…”

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Deterrent Measures and Cheating Behaviour of Accounting Undergraduates in Tertiary Institutions in Lagos Nigeria

Adeyemi¹,

Adelaja²

2011

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Accountants serve in management positions where they influence the preparation of financial statements or are actually involved in their preparation. Also the public relies on accountants to attest to the truth and fairness of financial statements as external auditors. However, the unfolding events all over the world in the recent past and currently, have put the accounting profession on the defence as regards members' integrity, honesty and objectivity in the discharge of their responsibilities. High profile corporate failures that have led to the credibility crisis in financial reporting are reported in many parts of the world. In order to address the credibility crisis in financial reporting, it is necessary, at least partly, to revisit the framework within which professional accountants are produced with a view to attacking ethical violations, most especially cheating behaviour, which could lead to future ethical problems. The accounting profession draws substantial portion of its prospective professional accountants from the accounting students of tertiary institutions, whose ethical disposition while in the university or polytechnic could affect their future professional career if not properly directed. The aim of this study is to find out the extent of the participation of the Accounting Students in different forms of cheating, their reasons for cheating and what they perceived as factors that could curb the practice of cheating. The study adopted survey research method and the instrument of survey was the research questionnaire. The study found that some Accounting Students were involved in cheating in their academic activities in tertiary institutions in Lagos State. It is also found that some deterrent measures could be effective in curbing cheating behaviour, if properly applied.Keywords: Accounting students, Nigeria, Cheating, Ethics, Credibility, Financial statements Introduction Background to the StudyFinancial reporting has historically been one of the main ways in which a company provides information to its shareholders, prospective investors and other users. The integrity, efficiency and growth of a country's capital market rely heavily on credible financial information. Accountants are, in many ways, connected with financial reporting. Accountants serve in management positions where they influence the preparation of financial statements or are actually involved in their preparation. Also, the public relies on accountants to attest to the truth and fairness of financial statements as external auditors.Sometimes accountants are relied upon to evaluate investments, prepare tax returns and render other services involving trust. In discharging these responsibilities, it is essential for the professional accountants to accept and observe ethical principles established by law or rules of their profession to ensure that their duties are creditably discharged. The society has high expectations of the accountancy profession. It is, therefore, important for the professional accountant to display h...

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“…Ainda assim, para lá das políticas institucionais, é a conduta dos docentes e o grau de identificação dos estudantes com as matérias ensinadas que muitas vezes se convertem em fatores inibidores ou potenciadores da fraude (Kerkvliet e Sigmund, 1999) A literatura tem vindo a mostrar que a fraude académica é uma variável dependente da área disciplinar em que se estuda, do sucesso académico, da realização ou não de atividades extracurriculares, da idade e do sexo, mas também de fatores externos ligados a um mercado que disponibiliza crescentemente canais de disseminação da fraude (McCabe e Trevino, 1997;Osipian, 2012). Áreas científicas como o direito e as ciências económicas ou empresariais tendem a ser, em regra, mais vulneráveis à fraude académica.…”

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Uma cultura de integridade para o Ensino Superior

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Fraude E Plágio Na Universidade: A Urgência De Uma Cultura De Integridade No Ensino Superior

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Can We Control Cheating in the Classroom?

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Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment

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