Table 2.
Univariate analysis of student self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to plagiarism by gender, class (basic, clinical) and type of medical college (private, public)*
| Scenarios related to plagiarism | Male | Female | 95% CI | Basic | Clinical | 95% CI | Private | Public | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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For an assignment, a student copies verbatim (word-for-word) from the internet and other published sources (textbooks, papers) and lists them as references. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
86/202 (43) |
118/250 (47) |
-14, 5 |
120/264 (46) |
87/193 (45) |
-9, 10 |
138/259 (53) |
69/198 (35) |
9, 28 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
62/438 (32) |
84/245 (34) |
-11, 7 |
86/260 (33) |
60/183 (33) |
-9, 9 |
67/256 (26) |
79/187 (42) |
-25, -7 |
|
For an assignment, a student copies from the internet and other published sources (textbooks, papers) without acknowledging the sources. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
149/202 (74) |
209/251 (83) |
-17, -2 |
215/265 (81) |
146/193 (76) |
-2, 13 |
226/259 (87) |
135/199 (68) |
12, 27 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
47/200 (24) |
35/248 (14) |
2, 17 |
40/262 (15) |
42/191 (22) |
-14, 1 |
35/258 (14) |
47/195 (24) |
-18, -3 |
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For an assignment, a student copies from assignments submitted earlier by senior peers. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
149/199 (75) |
199/251 (79) |
-12, 4 |
211/265 (80) |
141/190 (74) |
-3, 13 |
193/258 (75) |
159/197 (81) |
-14, 2 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
50/184 (27) |
41/237 (17) |
2, 18 |
33/261 (13) |
59/165 (36) |
-32, -15 |
58/256 (23) |
34/170 (20) |
-5, 11 |
|
A student helps a friend by writing an assignment for him/her. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
102/202 (51) |
119/251 (47) |
-6, 12 |
145/266 (55) |
80/192 (42) |
4, 22 |
134/257 (52) |
91/201 (45) |
-2, 16 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
97/202 (48) |
129/245 (53) |
-14, 5 |
123/261 (47) |
104/191 (55) |
-17, 2 |
111/254 (44) |
116/198 (59) |
-24, -6 |
|
A student lends his work to a friend to copy. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
96/203 (47) |
132/251 (53) |
-15, 4 |
160/265 (60) |
70/195 (36) |
16, 34 |
115/256 (45) |
115/204 (56) |
-21, -2 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
70/203 (35) |
112/247 (45) |
-20, -2 |
102/262 (39) |
83/193 (43) |
-13, 5 |
129/253 (51) |
56/202 (28) |
15, 32 |
|
A student copies a friend’s work without telling him. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
175/202 (87) |
235/251 (94) |
-13, -1 |
240/264 (91) |
175/195 (90) |
-4, 7 |
232/255 (91) |
183/204 (90) |
-4, 7 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
20/200 (10) |
11/247 (5) |
1, 11 |
12/259 (5) |
19/193 (10) |
-10, -0.3 |
15/253 (6) |
16/199 (8) |
-7, 3 |
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A student re-submits the same report for another part of the course. |
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| a. The student is wrong. |
136/201 (68) |
163/249 (66) |
-7, 11 |
178/262 (68) |
125/194 (64) |
-5, 12 |
150/254 (59) |
153/202 (76) |
-25, -8 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 33/200 (17) | 29/244 (12) | -2, 11 | 28/257 (11) | 34/191 (18) | -14, -0.2 | 41/251 (16) | 21/197 (11) | -0.6, 12 |
*Agreement with the scenario stems i.e. a response of “Yes”, is reported here in absolute numbers out of total number of respondents in the sub-group and corresponding percentages. Remaining responses were either “No” or “Not sure”. Not all respondents provided an answer to each scenario/question. Significant differences are in bold text.