A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis of Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty Among Fifth-Grade Students

Abstract

A study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of academic dishonesty in fifth-grade students. Two methods were used to gather data: a sorting task, which was used to indirectly assess the students' perceptions, and a rating scale task, which was used to externally validate the results of the sorting task. Results of the multidimensional scaling analysis yielded two dimensions, the first being tests/homework and papers, and the second, more ambiguous appearing to differentiate based on seriousness.

Keywords:

• cheating
• academic dishonesty
• elementary students
• multidimensional scaling
• perceptions