Date of Award
Spring 6-1-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department/Program
Forensic Psychology
Language
English
First Advisor or Mentor
Keith A. Markus
Second Reader
Peggilee Wupperman
Third Advisor
Chitra Raghavan
Abstract
Academic dishonesty has been a long-term problem in secondary and higher education. Previous studies reported that an average of two-thirds of students reported that they have engaged in academic dishonesty in high school or college. This study explored witnessing academic dishonesty and its influence on students' experiences in the learning environment. The hypothesis is that witnessing academic dishonesty will negatively impact the student’s satisfaction with learning, motivation for studying, and evaluation of faculty. In conducting the study, participants (N = 250) completed an online survey assessing their satisfaction with learning, motivation for studying, and evaluation of faculty. Participants also reported their reaction to a hypothetical scenario of witnessing academic dishonesty and answered a question about their actual experience of witnessing academic dishonesty. The results found that 46% of participants witnessed academic dishonesty, and students who witnessed academic dishonesty were less satisfied with learning than participants who did not. Witnessing academic dishonesty had no apparent effect on the motivation for study and evaluation of faculty. Moreover, in the experimental study, the result did not support the hypothesis that witnessing academic dishonesty will negatively impact the student’s satisfaction with learning, motivation for studying, and evaluation of faculty. Although preliminary, this study indicates a potential causal connection between witnessing academic dishonesty and dissatisfaction with learning.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Dawoon, "Witnessing Academic Dishonesty and Student’s Satisfaction with Learning, Motivation for Studying and Evaluation of Faculty" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/jj_etds/271
