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Paccagnella, Marco; Sestito, Paolo – Education Economics, 2014
In this paper we investigate the relationship between social capital and cheating behaviour in standardized tests. Given the low-stakes nature of these tests, we interpret the widespread presence of cheating as a signal of low trust towards central education authorities and as lack of respect for the rule of law. We find that cheating is…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Cheating, Standardized Tests, Student Behavior
Kelley, R. Mark; Young, Michael; Denny, George; Lewis, Carri – American Journal of Health Education, 2005
Many commentators have indicated that our nation is in a crisis of character. This study examined the relationship between cheating and lying behaviors and constructs previous research has shown to be associated with health behaviors. Participants in the study were 700 students in grades 6-12 from a single southern school district. The…
Descriptors: Cheating, Secondary School Students, Self Efficacy, Deception