Tunjić, Luka.
(2017).
Active and second-party cheating in biology class: the role of learning motivation, student engagement and contextual factors.
Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology.
[mentor Pavlin-Bernardić, Nina].
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between some individual motivational factors, student engagement, contextual factors and self-reported cheating in biology class. In this research cheating was not examined as a unitary construct – distinction was made between active and second-party cheating. While active cheating aims to improve student's own achievement, second-party cheating is oriented to help others achieve success. 283 second and third grade students from three high-schools from Zagreb participated in this study. Students completed Self-Efficacy Scale, Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning Scale, Student Engagement Scale, Cheating Scale and two items covering contextual factors. Second-party cheating was significantly negatively correlated with behavioral engagement, and positively correlated with percieved peer cheating behavior. Hierarchical regression analyses showed three significant predictors of active cheating – self-efficacy and behavioral engagement were positive predictors, while percieved peer cheating behavior was negative predictor. In future studies it is suggested to distinct cheating to active and second-party, as different psychological basis may exist.
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