The awareness of plagiarism among postgraduate students at Taif University and its relationship to certain variables
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22111145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed G Hussein (0000-0002-7775-3727, Taif University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2022.2142357 |
| OpenAlex | W4308342703 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
Plagiarism has permeated higher education institutions all around the world, and it continues to be a source of worry. This crime is such a widespread among the postgraduate students, some turn to the textbook or Internet for copying and pasting without citing the source. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to ascertain whether postgraduate students at Taif University were aware of plagiarism. The study’s importance may be observed in determining the extent to which Taif University students are aware of plagiarism in order to improve their ability for academic writing and their excellent scientific research skills. Descriptive- statistics was used to analyze, both: qualitative and quantitative data, and the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were validated. Thus, this study revealed that postgraduate students have a medium level of understanding of the different forms of plagiarism and a high awareness of its causes. There were also differences in the average responses of the sample based on gender, specialization, and participation in scientific research courses. Therefore, the study demonstrated the importance of improving a culture of scientific integrity among postgraduate students to facilitate their knowledge of scientific plagiarism and its forms, causes and penalties
Academic Dishonesty · Academic integrity · Cheating · Copying · Descriptive statistics · Higher education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Statistics · Validity · Worry · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |