Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity

Objective: To explore pharmacy students’ recognition and interpretation of situations constituting breaches of academic integrity. Methods: A survey instrument comprising 10 hypothetical student(s) scenarios was completed by 852 students in the bachelor of pharmacy program at an Australian universit...

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Main Authors: Emmerton, Lynne, Jiang, H., McKauge, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42719
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Jiang, H.
McKauge, L.
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description Objective: To explore pharmacy students’ recognition and interpretation of situations constituting breaches of academic integrity. Methods: A survey instrument comprising 10 hypothetical student(s) scenarios was completed by 852 students in the bachelor of pharmacy program at an Australian university. The scenarios were relevant to current modes of assessment and presented degrees of ambiguity around academic integrity. Results: Identification of the hypothetical student(s) at fault, particularly in the deliberately ambiguous scenarios, was not related to the respondents’ year of study or sex. Students with fewer years of postsecondary education were more definitive in their interpretation of contentious cases. Respondents from all 4 years of study reported witnessing many of these behaviors among their peers. Conclusion: This study provided novel insight into the ambiguity surrounding academic integrity and students’ perceptions relating to the deliberate or inadvertent involvement of other parties.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-427192017-09-13T14:25:26Z Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity Emmerton, Lynne Jiang, H. McKauge, L. pharmacy students academic integrity cheating plagiarism assessment Objective: To explore pharmacy students’ recognition and interpretation of situations constituting breaches of academic integrity. Methods: A survey instrument comprising 10 hypothetical student(s) scenarios was completed by 852 students in the bachelor of pharmacy program at an Australian university. The scenarios were relevant to current modes of assessment and presented degrees of ambiguity around academic integrity. Results: Identification of the hypothetical student(s) at fault, particularly in the deliberately ambiguous scenarios, was not related to the respondents’ year of study or sex. Students with fewer years of postsecondary education were more definitive in their interpretation of contentious cases. Respondents from all 4 years of study reported witnessing many of these behaviors among their peers. Conclusion: This study provided novel insight into the ambiguity surrounding academic integrity and students’ perceptions relating to the deliberate or inadvertent involvement of other parties. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42719 10.5688/ajpe786119 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy unknown
spellingShingle pharmacy
students
academic integrity
cheating
plagiarism
assessment
Emmerton, Lynne
Jiang, H.
McKauge, L.
Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity
title Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity
title_full Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity
title_fullStr Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity
title_short Pharmacy Students’ Interpretation of Academic Integrity
title_sort pharmacy students’ interpretation of academic integrity
topic pharmacy
students
academic integrity
cheating
plagiarism
assessment
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42719