DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS

Valentine Joseph Owan; Onyinye Chuktu; Ann E. Dıjeh; Abderrazak Zaafour; Julius U. Ukah; Margaret U. Chukwurah; Denis A. Ube; Michael E. Asuquo; Esuong U. Uwase; Udida J. Udıda; Cyprian O. Ojong

doi:10.17718/tojde.1138050

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DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS

Abstract

This study examined the degree to which students indulge in six prominent misconducts in Distance Education Institutions (DEIs). The study also quantified how class size, instructional delivery and institutional policies predict students’ indulgence in sharp practices using a general linear modelling approach. A sample of 871 participants was drawn from 1,742 final-year students across two DEIs in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire had acceptable psychometric estimates of dimensionality, content and construct validity, as well as reliability. Sharp practices such as cheating, plagiarism, falsification, impersonation, and arm-twisting were more prevalent in large classes, whereas only inducement was higher in small classes. Class size influenced students’ indulgence in sharp practices in DEIs. Instructional delivery and institutional policies negatively predicted students’ indulgence in the six sharp practices. Almost all the six sharp practices correlated positively and significantly, except for impersonation and inducement. Therefore, distance education students who cheat, plagiarize, arm-twist, falsify records, induce lecturers, and promote impersonation are more likely to indulge in other forms of sharp practices. It was concluded that large class sizes, poor instructional delivery, and poorly implemented institutional policies promote sharp practices among distance education students. Based on this conclusion, key policy and research implications are discussed.

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Academic misconduct, cheating, corruption, examination malpractice, unethical practices.

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Valentine Joseph Owan ^*
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Onyinye Chuktu This is me
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Ann E. Dıjeh This is me
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Abderrazak Zaafour This is me
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Julius U. Ukah This is me
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Margaret U. Chukwurah This is me
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Denis A. Ube This is me
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Michael E. Asuquo This is me
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Esuong U. Uwase This is me
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Udida J. Udıda This is me
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Cyprian O. Ojong This is me
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Owan, V. J., Chuktu, O., Dıjeh, A. E., Zaafour, A., Ukah, J. U., Chukwurah, M. U., Ube, D. A., Asuquo, M. E., Uwase, E. U., Udıda, U. J., & Ojong, C. O. (2023). DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 24(3), 71-92. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.1138050

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1.Owan VJ, Chuktu O, Dıjeh AE, et al. DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS. TOJDE. 2023;24(3):71-92. doi:10.17718/tojde.1138050

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Owan, Valentine Joseph, Onyinye Chuktu, Ann E. Dıjeh, et al. 2023. “DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 24 (3): 71-92. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.1138050.

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Owan VJ, Chuktu O, Dıjeh AE, Zaafour A, Ukah JU, Chukwurah MU, Ube DA, Asuquo ME, Uwase EU, Udıda UJ, Ojong CO (July 1, 2023) DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 24 3 71–92.

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[1]V. J. Owan et al., “DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS”, TOJDE, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 71–92, July 2023, doi: 10.17718/tojde.1138050.

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Owan, Valentine Joseph - Chuktu, Onyinye - Dıjeh, Ann E. - Zaafour, Abderrazak - Ukah, Julius U. - Chukwurah, Margaret U. - Ube, Denis A. et al. “DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 24/3 (July 1, 2023): 71-92. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.1138050.

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1.Owan VJ, Chuktu O, Dıjeh AE, Zaafour A, Ukah JU, Chukwurah MU, Ube DA, Asuquo ME, Uwase EU, Udıda UJ, Ojong CO. DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS. TOJDE. 2023;24:71–92.

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Owan, Valentine Joseph, et al. “DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol. 24, no. 3, July 2023, pp. 71-92, doi:10.17718/tojde.1138050.

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1.Valentine Joseph Owan, Onyinye Chuktu, Ann E. Dıjeh, Abderrazak Zaafour, Julius U. Ukah, Margaret U. Chukwurah, Denis A. Ube, Michael E. Asuquo, Esuong U. Uwase, Udida J. Udıda, Cyprian O. Ojong. DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ INDULGENCE IN SIX SHARP PRACTICES: GENERAL LINEAR MODELLING OF PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS. TOJDE. 2023 Jul. 1;24(3):71-92. doi:10.17718/tojde.1138050

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