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Perceptions of Mobile Phones in College Classrooms: Ringing, Cheating, and Classroom Policies
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Campbell, Scott W. – Communication Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to explore some of the challenges associated with mobile phones in college classrooms. A sample of faculty and students was surveyed to assess the extent to which the technology is considered a serious source of distraction in the classroom, concerns about use of the technology for cheating, and attitudes about…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, College Environment, Cheating, School Policy
Gender and Academic Integrity.
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Hendershott, Anne; Drinan, Patrick F.; Cross, Megan – Journal of College Student Development, 1999
Investigates the academic integrity climate of a mid-sized, comprehensive, private university. Seeks to assess gender differences in motivations surrounding cheating behaviors among 532 undergraduate students. Findings indicate that while both males and females are reluctant to report instances of academic dishonesty that they witness, there…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Environment, Higher Education, Honesty
A Matter of Honor.
Shea, Christopher – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
A University of Virginia student has successfully challenged his expulsion, which was based on an accusation of cheating on a test. The student claimed his initial trial was unfair and that he was poorly represented. Some feel the university's honor system has been compromised. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Environment, College Students
The Relationship between Academic Dishonesty and College Classroom Environment.
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Pulvers, Kim; Diekhoff, George M. – Research in Higher Education, 1999
A study of 280 undergraduates in two liberal arts colleges examined the relationship between college classroom environment, academic cheating, and the neutralization (justification) of cheating. Results suggest classroom environment is a significant situational variable in academic dishonesty, with both attitudes and behavior being related to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, Classroom Environment, College Environment
Academic Integrity in Honor Code and Non-Honor Code Environments: A Qualitative Investigation.
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McCabe, Donald; Trevino, Linda Klebe; Butterfield, Kenneth D. – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
Survey data from 4,285 students in 31 colleges and universities indicates students at schools with academic honor codes view the issue of academic integrity in a fundamentally different way than do students at non-honor code institutions. This difference seems to stem from the presence of an honor code and its influence on the way students think…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Environment
Academic Dishonesty: Honor Codes and Other Contextual Influences.
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McCabe, Donald L.; Trevino, Linda Klebe – Journal of Higher Education, 1993
Analysis of survey data from 6,096 students in 31 colleges and universities found that academic dishonesty was associated with the existence of a campus honor code, student perceptions of the certainty of being reported, severity of penalties, and cheating among peers. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Environment, College Students
The Honor System.
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Mathews, C. O. – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A survey of 494 students and 46 faculty investigated the nature of and variations in attitudes concerning academic honesty at an institution with an honor system. Responses were to scenarios illustrating ethical dilemmas. Differences were found between students and faculty, males and females, and between college students at various educational…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Environment