ERIC Number: ED636602
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 8
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"I'm Afraid to Fail the Test" -- Motivational Orientation, Statistics Anxiety and Academic Dishonesty
Yovav Eshet; Pnina Steinberger; Keren Grinautsky
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (20th, Madeira Island, Portugal, Oct 21-23, 2023)
The present study deals with the mediation of statistics anxiety and motivation in the relationship comprising academic dishonesty, personality traits, and previous academic achievements in three different learning environments (Face to Face -- F2F, Planned Online Environment -- POE, and Emergency Remote Teaching -- ERT). Self-determination theory provides a broad psychological framework for these phenomena. Data were collected from 649 bachelor-degree students in Social Sciences at five Israeli academic institutions. Structural equation modelling was employed to investigate the research variables' relationships. Findings indicate that statistics anxiety mediates the relationship between personality traits and academic dishonesty in the POE and the ERT learning environments. Findings also indicate mediation of the relationship between students' achievements and academic dishonesty, but only in the ERT learning environment. In contrast, motivation mediates the relationship between students' achievements and statistics anxiety only in the POE learning environment. This study unveils that learning environments determine the mediating role of statistical anxiety. We discuss potential implications and suggest designing online courses according to student-centred approaches. [For the full proceedings, see ED636095.]
Descriptors: Cheating, Academic Failure, Statistics Education, Test Anxiety, Online Courses, In Person Learning, Distance Education, Comparative Analysis, Self Determination, Psychological Patterns, Undergraduate Students, Social Sciences, Student Attitudes, Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Student Centered Learning, Instructional Design, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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