Table.
Attitudes and behaviours of students on scenarios involving academic misconduct (yes=wrong for attitudinal response; have done or would consider doing for behaviour response)
| Scenarios and responses | Attitudes (%) (95% CI) | Behaviour (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Forging a doctor's signature on a piece of work | ||
| Yes | 93 (91 to 95) | 9 (6 to 12) |
| No | 3 (1 to 5) | 83 (80 to 87) |
| Not sure | 4 (2 to 6) | 9 (6 to 12) |
| Copying answers in degree examinations | ||
| Yes | 98 (97 to 99) | 2 (1 to 3) |
| No | 2 (1 to 3) | 96 (94 to 98) |
| Not sure | 0 | 2 (1 to 3) |
| Chatting to a student about an objective structured clinical examination | ||
| Yes | 43 (39 to 48) | 30 (26 to 34) |
| No | 30 (26 to 34) | 46 (41 to 51) |
| Not sure | 27 (23 to 31) | 24 (20 to 28) |
| Copying text directly and just including the source in reference list | ||
| Yes | 22 (18 to 26) | 56 (51 to 61) |
| No | 57 (53 to 62) | 25 (21 to 29) |
| Not sure | 21 (17 to 25) | 19 (15 to 23) |
| Copying text directly and not acknowledging the source | ||
| Yes | 82 (79 to 86) | 14 (11 to 17) |
| No | 9 (6 to 12) | 75 (71 to 79) |
| Not sure | 9 (6 to 12) | 11 (8 to 14) |
| Copying another student's work | ||
| Yes | 91 (88 to 94) | 6 (4 to 8) |
| No | 6 (4 to 8) | 84 (81 to 87) |
| Not sure | 3 (1 to 5) | 10 (7 to 13) |
| Lending work to other students to look at | ||
| Yes | 30 (26 to 34) | 34 (30 to 38) |
| No | 61 (57 to 65) | 51 (45 to 56) |
| Not sure | 9 (6 to 12) | 15 (12 to 18) |
| Lending work to other students to copy | ||
| Yes | 61 (57 to 66) | 24 (20 to 28) |
| No | 24 (20 to 28) | 57 (52 to 62) |
| Not sure | 15 (12 to 18) | 19 (15 to 23) |
| Writing a piece of work for another student | ||
| Yes | 82 (79 to 86) | 9 (6 to 12) |
| No | 12 (9 to 15) | 85 (82 to 88) |
| Not sure | 6 (4 to 8) | 6 (4 to 8) |
| Writing “Nervous system—examination normal” when it hasn't been done | ||
| Yes | 75 (71 to 79) | 32 (28 to 36) |
| No | 14 (11 to 17) | 56 (51 to 61) |
| Not sure | 11 (8 to 14) | 12 (9 to 15) |
| Resubmitting work for another part of the course | ||
| Yes | 52 (47 to 57) | 19 (15 to 23) |
| No | 30 (26 to 34) | 65 (61 to 69) |
| Not sure | 18 (15 to 22) | 16 (13 to 19) |
| Submitting a thesis from a previous degree for part of the course | ||
| Yes | 43 (39 to 48) | 18 (14 to 22) |
| No | 37 (33 to 42) | 63 (59 to 68) |
| Not sure | 20 (16 to 24) | 19 (15 to 23) |
| Submitting a senior student's work as your own | ||
| Yes | 93 (91 to 95) | 4 (2 to 6) |
| No | 5 (3 to 7) | 93 (91 to 95) |
| Not sure | 2 (1 to 3) | 3 (1 to 5) |
| Submitting the same special study module report as another student | ||
| Yes | 65 (61 to 70) | 4 (2 to 6) |
| No | 14 (11 to 17) | 84 (81 to 87) |
| Not sure | 21 (17 to 25) | 12 (9 to 15) |