Effects of Group Size
The Effect of Group Size towards Students’ Cheating Behaviour
Ednalino, Merici L.
Aribon, Margaret T.
Ledesma, Chelsea
Mabunga, Jewen
Manalo, Jan Pauline
Pahila, Deneb
Kang You Ma
Among students, one of the most prominent definitions for cheating is the act of taking an examination or a test in a dishonest manner through which one attempts to access answers in a fraudulent and inappropriate way. Students begin to develop the unethical behaviour as they set foot in middle school and peak through high school. 9 out of 10 middle school students admit to copying one’s homework, two thirds admit to cheat during exams, while 57-89% of college students admits that they have cheated at some point during their university/college days (Robinson, E., Amburgey, R., Swank., & Faulkner, C., 2004). Statistics show that the rate of cheating among students has dramatically increased over the last 60 years (Groves, 1936). Some identify cheating as a whimsical and harmless act, maintaining the belief that it is right to engage in cheating (Brezina, T., 2000). According to Michael Josephson, an ethicist, students nowadays are more prone to cheating .Most sources suggest that as the world grows into a colossal environment of competition, people, not only students, are more compelled to cheat in order to advance, remain competitive and to avoid being left out. The results of the study Robinson, Amburgey, Swank & Faulkner (2004) conducted suggest that occasional cheating has become the norm; and this fact should attract some attention. When individuals are aware that they are surrounded with people who cheat, there is a tendency to consider and conform to cheating (Piovesan, M., Hansen., L & Fosgaard., 2012) showed findings suggesting that cheating conformity (people conforming to cheat) and cheating awareness are two important factors in cheating. When one becomes aware of a situation where people engage in cheating, cheating potentially becomes the
Ednalino, Merici L.
Aribon, Margaret T.
Ledesma, Chelsea
Mabunga, Jewen
Manalo, Jan Pauline
Pahila, Deneb
Kang You Ma
Among students, one of the most prominent definitions for cheating is the act of taking an examination or a test in a dishonest manner through which one attempts to access answers in a fraudulent and inappropriate way. Students begin to develop the unethical behaviour as they set foot in middle school and peak through high school. 9 out of 10 middle school students admit to copying one’s homework, two thirds admit to cheat during exams, while 57-89% of college students admits that they have cheated at some point during their university/college days (Robinson, E., Amburgey, R., Swank., & Faulkner, C., 2004). Statistics show that the rate of cheating among students has dramatically increased over the last 60 years (Groves, 1936). Some identify cheating as a whimsical and harmless act, maintaining the belief that it is right to engage in cheating (Brezina, T., 2000). According to Michael Josephson, an ethicist, students nowadays are more prone to cheating .Most sources suggest that as the world grows into a colossal environment of competition, people, not only students, are more compelled to cheat in order to advance, remain competitive and to avoid being left out. The results of the study Robinson, Amburgey, Swank & Faulkner (2004) conducted suggest that occasional cheating has become the norm; and this fact should attract some attention. When individuals are aware that they are surrounded with people who cheat, there is a tendency to consider and conform to cheating (Piovesan, M., Hansen., L & Fosgaard., 2012) showed findings suggesting that cheating conformity (people conforming to cheat) and cheating awareness are two important factors in cheating. When one becomes aware of a situation where people engage in cheating, cheating potentially becomes the
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