%0 Journal Article
%A Daneil, Imelia Laura
%A Aperapar Singh, Parmjit Singh
%A Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia,
%D 2015
%F iab_repo:486
%I Institut Aminuddin Baki
%J PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
%K Academic dishonesty, college students, cheating, plagiarism, academic integrity
%P 291-311
%T AN ANALYSIS OF PREVALENCE AND SERIOUSNESS OF  ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
%U http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/486/
%X Academic dishonesty is no longer an isolated issue but has developed into global  concern. Significantly, statistical findings reported by recent studies show an increasing  occurrence of cheating as compared to yesteryears. This study investigated college  students’ perceptions towards the prevalence of academic dishonesty at one of the  Malaysia colleges and examined college students’ perceptions of acts of academic  dishonesty from various perspectives including the seriousness of academic dishonesty.  The study involved a total of 96 college students from different semesters and CGPAs.  The findings revealed that although the students generally have low prevalence of  academic dishonesty, a zero tolerance is expected to be found. Findings indicated  that cheating on quiz is more prevalence as compared to cheating on exam, cheating  on coursework and plagiarism. Thus, it is recommended that institution should work  collaboratively to facilitate student orientations and academic integrity to advocate  for the culture of academic integrity.