Cheating Behavior Perspectives among University Students

Abstract

Cheating behaviour is a form of academic misconduct or academic fraud that has become a serious phenomenon among university students. The issue of cheating behaviour is a worldwide problem. This research was study either the cheating method, individual factors, academic environment, ethical factors, technology and attitude will give effect on the cheating behavior. A total of 380 from public university students in northern region of Malaysia were involved in this study. The time horizon of the study was six months. The data was analysed using pearson correlation and regression analysis. Results showed that academic environments and cheating method play the most influencing factors towards cheating behavior among university students.