Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(12B), pp. 8376 - 8382
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082643
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Knowledge and Academic Integrity Breach among Malaysian University Students

Nur Hafizah Yusoff ^*, Geraldine K. L. Chan , Nurul Atikah Zulkepli
Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Research Centre of Social, Development and Environment (PKPSP), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSK), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

The objective of this article is to evaluate the knowledge and sources of knowledge of academic integrity and the types of academic integrity breach among university students in Malaysia. A quantitative approach was used to obtain the data. A set of questionnaires was distributed to students from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). A total of 1000 respondents were selected to answer the questionnaires. The data are presented in descriptive statistics using frequency and percentage. Based on the findings, there are different levels of knowledge of academic integrity. Besides, it also revealed that the respondents knew about academic integrity issues such as plagiarism and cheating. Sources of knowledge on academic integrity are family, friends, technology, and mass media. The findings conclude that students need to empower their academic integrity, strengthen their code of conduct so that they know that breach of academic integrity is wrong and should not be performed. If such actions are performed by them, they should know the negative consequences of that violation. Their behaviors could be more serious when they later finish their study and pursue their own career path.

KEYWORDS
Academic Integrity, Deviant Behaviors, Integrity, Plagiarism, University Students, Sociology

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nur Hafizah Yusoff , Geraldine K. L. Chan , Nurul Atikah Zulkepli , "Knowledge and Academic Integrity Breach among Malaysian University Students," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 12B, pp. 8376 - 8382, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082643.

(b). APA Format:
Nur Hafizah Yusoff , Geraldine K. L. Chan , Nurul Atikah Zulkepli (2020). Knowledge and Academic Integrity Breach among Malaysian University Students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(12B), 8376 - 8382. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082643.