Factors Affecting the Probability of Academic Cheating School Students in Tehran

Abstract

Academic cheating is an almost new subject in the field of education in Iran and its consequences are not visible. Cheating is known as an immoral activity in the academic environment to learn (Mccabe & Derinan, 1999). In other countries, in the field of academic cheating have been many researches, indicating that important factors in the fraudulent behaviour of students are involved. Meanwhile, between cheating in schools and professional behaviour in the workplace is a close relationship despite of these evidences, there aren’t sufficient field researches which identify the main factors of Cheating in schools. The purpose of this study is to identify Factors affecting the probability of academic cheating school students in Tehran. Twenty-fold from all regions sampled in Tehran that the method is a class type and groups relatively time is selected. The sample size is approximately 336 students. Results show that social and economic status, a commitment to discipline and rules and also history of cheating a significant relationship are related with the Possibility of cheating. According to the Regression logistic analysis, Factors like education level, age, quantitative study and education of father have a very important role in motivation of cheating. According to the results reported in 95% of students cheated on a test during the school year confessed, the amounts of people who have managed to cheat 70% have been reported. Understanding the reasons for cheating can be direct responses to people, hard materials, and teacher indifferences and at the end of a serious failure to lack of students study noted. More students who have a history of possible cheating committed fraud in the future for them are more than others.