Exploring Students’ Perception and Experience of Ghostwriting and Contract Cheating in Nigeria Higher Education Institutions

Stella-Maris, Orim; Awala-Ale, Anirejuoritse

doi:10.22158/wjer.v4n4p551

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“…Violations of academic integrity -i.e. students cheating on exams in the context of a sudden transition from live to remote education -constitute a grave issue and reveal a failure on behalf of faculty to impart scientific principles to students (Stella-Maris et al, 2017).…”

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Perceptions and illusions of students regarding presumably undetected cheating during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

Kiouvrekis¹

2021

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The present study constitutes a preliminary research on the attitudes and perceptions of students in Greece concerning cheating in exams and plagiarism in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey conducted among 578 students shows a sharp increase in the employment of underhanded means by students towards attaining better grades in the exams. These findings need to be evaluated by the academic community to put a check on the rising number of instances of academic fraud.

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confidence: 99%