Philippine E-Journals

Academic Integrity and Ethical Behavior of Atisan Integrated School Students: Basis for a Proposed Intervention Program

Justine May A. Velasco | Elmer Escala

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The main purpose of this study is to examine the respondent’s perception towards cheating and the contextual factors influencing this behavior. The research focused on: (1) the respondents’ profile; (2) respondents’ belief of their ethical behavior; (3) respondent’s perceived level of seriousness on act against academic integrity; (4) self-reported frequency of committing actions against academic integrity of the respondents; and (5) perception towards academic integrity, self-reported frequency and ethical behavior vary across the demographic characteristics. The participants of the study were 113 students from Atisan Integrated High School. The descriptive method was utilized in the implementation of the study. Results revealed that most of the students perceive academic integrity as a crucial factor in their study habits. In terms of the students’ perception towards their ethical behaviour, the study revealed that they value ethics and integrity and commit academic dishonesty at the same time. Copying answers of their classmates through various modes such as electronic, social media, and directly copying texts are the most committed academic dishonesty of the students. It was also revealed that the students’ perceptions across their demographic characteristics vary. Based on the results of the study, intervention programs intended to divert students from committing academic dishonesty