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The severity of academic dishonesty: A comparison of faculty and student views
Author(s) -
Sims Randi L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(199507)32:3<233::aid-pits2310320311>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - academic dishonesty , psychology , graduation (instrument) , academic integrity , cheating , medical education , dishonesty , academic achievement , social psychology , clinical psychology , mathematics education , medicine , geometry , mathematics
This study considers the severity of academic dishonesty as an important factor in dealing with academic integrity. The results indicate that although faculty generally consider specific dishonest behaviors as more severe than do students, the differences appear to lessen as students progress toward graduation.