NDLI: Assessing Freshman Engineering Students’ Understanding of Ethical Behavior

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Henslee, Amber M. Murray, Susan L. Olbricht, Gayla R. Ludlow, Douglas K. Hays, Malcolm E. Nelson, Hannah M.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, is on the rise in colleges, particularly among engineering students. While students decide to engage in these behaviors for many different reasons, academic integrity training can help improve their understanding of ethical decision making. The two studies outlined in this paper assess the effectiveness of an online module in increasing academic integrity among first semester engineering students. Study 1 tested the effectiveness of an academic honesty tutorial by using a between groups design with a Time 1- and Time 2-test. An academic honesty quiz assessed participants’ knowledge at both time points. Study 2, which incorporated an improved version of the module and quiz, utilized a between groups design with three assessment time points. The additional Time 3-test allowed researchers to test for retention of information. Results were analyzed using ANCOVA and t tests. In Study 1, the experimental group exhibited significant improvement on the plagiarism items, but not the total score. However, at Time 2 there was no significant difference between groups after controlling for Time 1 scores. In Study 2, between- and within-group analyses suggest there was a significant improvement in total scores, but not plagiarism scores, after exposure to the tutorial. Overall, the academic integrity module impacted participants as evidenced by changes in total score and on specific plagiarism items. Although future implementation of the tutorial and quiz would benefit from modifications to reduce ceiling effects and improve assessment of knowledge, the results suggest such tutorial may be one valuable element in a systems approach to improving the academic integrity of engineering students.
Starting Page	287
Ending Page	304
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13533452
Journal	Science and Engineering Ethics
Volume Number	23
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14715546
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-01-16
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Academic dishonesty College students Ethics Integrity Plagiarism Philosophy of Science Engineering Biomedical Engineering Medicine/Public Health Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects Health (social science) Management of Technology and Innovation Health Policy

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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