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This research examines the tendency among students of the Faculty of Education to commit
plagiarism. The research was conducted using a screening model, and was made on a sample of
1,136 students studying Classroom Teaching, Mathematics Teaching, Preschool Teaching, Social
Sciences Teaching, Turkish Teaching, and Science Teaching at the Faculty of Education of Kafkas
University, Kars, Turkey, during the 2016-2017 academic year. The Academic Fraud Tendency
Scale (ASEÖ) developed by Eminoğlu and Nartgün (2009) was used for data collection. From the
findings of the research it was concluded that the plagiarism tendencies among students studying
in the Faculty of Education were at low levels; male students were found to be more likely to
commit plagiarism than female students; students who study in the science departments were
found to be more likely to commit plagiarism than those studying in the social sciences
departments; the tendency to plagiarize becomes greater as the grade level increases; the students
who believe they are unsuccessful were found to have higher tendencies towards plagiarism than
those who believe they are successful; students who are anxious about failure were found to have
higher tendencies towards plagiarism than those who are not anxious about failure; and students
who were not in the habit of studying on a regular basis were found to have higher tendencies
towards plagiarism than those who were
Other ID | JA56AB98KS |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | October 1, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |