An Examination of Attitudes towards Cheating in Exams by Physical Education and Sports High School Students

The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of students from the Hasan Dogan School of Physical Education and Sports towards cheating in exams and to investigate changes in these attitudes in terms of several variables. The survey method was used in the study. The study was conducted dur...

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Published inUniversal journal of educational research (Print) Vol. 5; no. 8; pp. 1396 - 1402
Main Authors Kayisoglu, Numan Bahadir, Temel, Cenk
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Horizon Research Publishing 01.08.2017
Subjects
Athletics
Cheating
College Students
Ethics
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
High Schools
Institutional Characteristics
Instructional Program Divisions
Physical Education
Preservice Teachers
Statistical Analysis
Student Attitudes
Student Surveys
Tests
Turkey
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of students from the Hasan Dogan School of Physical Education and Sports towards cheating in exams and to investigate changes in these attitudes in terms of several variables. The survey method was used in the study. The study was conducted during the 2014-2015 Academic year at the Karabük University Hasan Dogan High School of Physical Education and Sports. The Study Group consisted of 178 student teachers from the Physical Education and Sports Department and 159 students from the Sports Management Department. In total, 337 students were selected, using the random sampling method. The Attitude Scale on Cheating in Exams (ASCE), developed by Semerci (2003), was used to collect the data. The scale consisted of one dimension and 67 items, 37 of which were positive and 30 of which were negative statements. The study data were analyzed using the SPSS Package Program. The t-test and One-Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) were used to analysis the data. The Cronbach's Alpha reliability level of the scale used in the study was calculated to be 0.89. By the end of the study, it was established that the students from the Physical Education and Sports High School had above average attitudes and that attitudes on cheating in exams did not differ according to gender, department, type of high school attended, and YGS points; however, it was also determined that the students' attitudes towards cheating in exams differed according to year level. [This paper was presented at the 4th International Symposium on New Issues in Teacher Education (ISNITE) at Savolinna University, Finland.]
ISSN:2332-3205
DOI:10.13189/ujer.2017.050813