FEATURES OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY OF SCIENTIFIC‒RESEARCH WORK OF STUDENTS OF NATURAL SPECIALTIES

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the issue of academic integrity in the performance of research work by students of natural sciences. An analysis of the state of formation and compliance with the norms and principles of academic integrity in the research work of students of higher education, which is a necessary element of the educational process, and is aimed at acquiring practical skills for the future profession. Aspects of the motivation of violations and the possibility of observing the principles of academic integrity of students of natural sciences when performing research work in extreme learning conditions are revealed. It was found that among the types of scientific research work of students, the most violations of academic integrity are observed in the performance of written coursework. It is noted that the reasons for the unscrupulous behavior of students are the belief that "plagiarism is not a problem and the lack of formed ideas that the violation of academic integrity is a harm caused to oneself and the future of the state. It has been investigated that the unscrupulous behavior of participants in the scientific and educational process, due to an irresponsible attitude to learning, contributes to the violation of academic integrity. The need to implement academic integrity in school education is substantiated, explaining the consequences of violations. It has been studied in the article that under the conditions of a consistent and step-by-step learning process with compliance with the norms of the scientific and educational process, it is impossible to violate academic integrity by students of natural sciences.