Academic Dishonesty and Epistemological Beliefs: Verifying the Mediating Role of Gender

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ETEMAAD JALIL; JOWKAR BAHRAM

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Journal: Studies in Learning and Instruction Year:2018 | Volume:10 | Issue:1 (74-1) Page(s): 111-130

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Academic Dishonesty and Epistemological Beliefs: Verifying the Mediating Role of Gender

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ETEMAAD JALIL | JOWKAR BAHRAM | Issue Writer Certificate

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moral action

educational context

personal epistemology

gender selfconcept

academic dishonesty

regulative function

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Introduction In the moral psychological domain, it is important to investigate role of facilitator variables on moral action. academic dishonesty is a sensitive and prevalent problem in academic contexts. This concept defined as the intent or effort made to illegally use documents and information to obtain academic credentials. academic dishonesty as an amoral action in such educational contexts as schools and universities. The present research, based on Anderman and Murdak's conceptual model, examined the role of epistemological beliefs in the tendency toward academic dishonesty. personal epistemology concerns beliefs about knowledge and knowing. Therefore, more empirical research is needed to examine the dimensionality of academic dishonesty and to verify whether the relations between those dimensions and motivational beliefs depends on knowledge and knowing. In other words, it is probable that such beliefs have a regulatory function in determining academic achievement and moral behaviors in educational contexts. In particular, there is a great need to investigate personal epistemology and its relation to academic dishonesty in the Iranian culture. Research question To this end, the present study aims to investigate the role and contribution of personal epistemological beliefs in determining academic dishonesty and learning outcomes and further to determine the role of gender in this regard. The research questions were: 1-What types of epistemic beliefs are predictive of academic dishonesty? 2-How does gender affect the relationship between epistemological beliefs and academic dishonesty? Method The present study examined role of epistemological beliefs in predicting academic dishonesty as an indication of moral behaviors and further to verify the role of gender as a mediating variable. The Participants were 370 under graduate students at Shiraz University (276 females and 94 males). The participants completed the epistemic beliefs inventory (Schraw, Bendixen & Dunkle, 2002) and the cheating questionnaire (Khamesaan & Amiri, 2011). The software programs used in this study were SPSS19 and WARP8. 5. T-test, exploratory factor analysis and correlational analysis were conducted using SPSS, and path analysis was performed with WARP. Result The dimensionality of the Schraw, Bendixen, and Dunkle’ s Epistemological Questionnaire was verified through factor analysis, and the resulting dimensions were examined. The result demonstrated a significant path between components of academic dishonesty (plagiarism, active cheat and passive cheat) and epistemological beliefs (innate ability and quick learning). Moreover, the mediating role of gender in the model was confirmed. The model was fitted the data and the fitness indices were desirable. In fact, the desire in girls to learn more quickly was the variable that could best predict their academic dishonesty. On the other hand, the innate ability was the factor that could best predict active or passive cheating in boys. Discussion and Conclusion: In sum, the result of the research supported the role of epistemological beliefs as well as gender in determining moral behaviors. In this regard, the results highlighted the role of gender schema in determining academic dishonesty. Epistemological beliefs predict instances of academic dishonesty in Iranian students and thus play an important role in this educational context. Similarly, naï ve realism was found to increase the likelihood of displaying an amoral behavior. It is assumed that by changing beliefs from naive realism to complex relativity, the likelihood of ethical behaviors in academic relationships will increase. However, more empirical research is needed to ascertain this issue. However, taking the assumption that by moving from naï ve realism toward a more critical and constructive perception, chances of academically dishonest behaviors will decline, the results of the present study have implications for families, teachers, psychologists, and counselors. Primarily, the instructors need to provide atmospheres reinforcing stronger and more authentic beliefs so that they can reduce chances of academic dishonesty, which naï ve realism might cause. Moreover, the results of the study imply for counselors and psychologists to consider their clients’ epistemological beliefs, particularly when dealing with their academic dishonesties.

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ETEMAAD, JALIL, & JOWKAR, BAHRAM. (2018). Academic Dishonesty and Epistemological Beliefs: Verifying the Mediating Role of Gender. STUDIES IN LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION (JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY), 10(1 (74-1) ), 111-130. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/744451/en

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ETEMAAD JALIL, JOWKAR BAHRAM. Academic Dishonesty and Epistemological Beliefs: Verifying the Mediating Role of Gender. STUDIES IN LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION (JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY)[Internet]. 2018;10(1 (74-1) ):111-130. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/744451/en

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JALIL ETEMAAD, and BAHRAM JOWKAR, “Academic Dishonesty and Epistemological Beliefs: Verifying the Mediating Role of Gender,” STUDIES IN LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION (JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY), vol. 10, no. 1 (74-1) , pp. 111–130, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/744451/en

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