Anitha Patnayukuni and Suresh Sundaram
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumpudur.
Rameshbabu Tamarana
Christ University, Bengaluru.
Pages:, 431-446
The rising prevalence of academic dishonesty in educational institutions necessitates
school and college administrations, as well as the government, to seek effective
measures to address this issue. Nevertheless, the extent of academic dishonesty
surpasses the implemented safeguards. The study aims to construct a measurement
scale that assesses the various factors that contribute to academic dishonesty, including
as motivation towards academics, parental, peer and societal influence, neutralization
attitude, and perceived academic achievement. In addition, the scale incorporates a
dimension that quantifies the extent of academic dishonesty. The data was obtained
from a sample of 327 students who were selected from a private engineering institution
using a survey methodology. The data were gathered using a 5-point scale and all the
items were validated by the experts. The EFA analysis revealed that 78 out of the 79
items were maintained. The reliability of the scale is evaluated through the use of
Cronbach alpha, while the validity of the scale is determined by examining the correlation
coefficient between the dimensions of the scale.