Recent empirical studies indicate that cheating by post-secondary students is

prevalent in many countries. This study attempts to explore academic dishonesty

among students at Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute University College
(TATiUC) in Malaysia. Cheating techniques, preventive measures and the support
required by lecturers to handle cheating incidents were examined. Six former
students who were confirmed cheaters and two lecturers and administrators at TATiUC
participated in the study. Data were collected by using narrative responses and
interviews. The results showed that creative and innovative techniques were used to
cheat successfully. It was also found that participants believed that even if
preventive measures were taken, it was not possible to stop academic cheating
entirely although it could be deterred to a certain extent. Furthermore, it was
discovered that there were variations in the implementation of examination rules
and regulations by lecturers. Finally, the study revealed that support in terms of
training and courses was needed to deal with academic dishonesty.

Cheating in Examinations: A Study of Academic Dishonesty in a Malaysian College

keywords
stats and proba (quanti)
academic dis honesty
cheating techniques
preventing measures
Creative and Innovative techniques

his article examined the examination cheating behaviors and attitudes of students
in a polytechnic in Ghana. The influence of personal factors on academic dishonesty
was assessed using descriptive and inferential statistics following the
administration of questionnaires to a cross-section of 384 students selected
conveniently. Copying of answers among students was the most common method of
cheating during examinations. A statistically significant proportion of male
students than female students self-reported academic dishcheating was found to be a
strong predictor of academic dishonesty alongside intention to cheat. This implies
that examination cheating will become recurrent and rampant among students unless
it is made costly by enforcing punitive measures to serve as deterrent to students
who observe peer cheating.

KEYWORDS:
Examination,
cheating,
hospitality and engineering students,
polytechnic,
Ghana

Ang artikulong ito ay tungkol sa pangongodigo sa pagsusulit at sa ugali ng mga

estudyante sa MNHS. Ang impluwensya mga personal na bagay sa akademikong
panlilinlang ay
tayahin gamit ang desriptibo at inferential statistics sa mga sumusunod na
administrasyon ng mga tanong sa pangangalap ng datos sa tatlong daan at walomput
apat na estudyante. Ang pangongopya ng mga sagot sa kapwa nila estudyante ay isang
karaniwang paraan ng panlilinlang habang nagsusulit. Ang istatistika ng
makabuluhang proporsiyonal ng mga lalaking estudyante kaysa sa babaeng
estudyanteng iniulat ang sarili sa panlilinlang ay natagpuang matibay na
panghuhula. ito ay nagpapahiwatig na ang pangongodigo sa pagsusulit ay paulit ulit
na lamang ginagawa ng mga estudyante malibang nalang kung ito ay ginagastusan ng
mahal sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatupad ng mga hakbang sa parusa upang maging
tagapigil sa mga mag-aaral na-oobserba ng pandaraya.

Ang mga estudyante ay hindi maiwaasang mangopya, sa mga dahilang ayaw mapahiya o
ayaw mahuli sa klase o dahil sa magulang. Kaya ang pangongopya ay hindi maiwasan ng
estudyante para lamang makpasa sa pag-aaral. Kaya para maisagawa nila ang kanilang
pangongopya gumagamit sila ng iba't-ibang mga istratehiya para hindi mahuli ng
guro.