Table 3 Multivariate analysis of student self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to plagiarism*
Explanatory variables | Female | Clinical | Private medical college | Formally studied ethics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scenarios related to plagiarism | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | ||||
For an assignment, a student copies verbatim (word-for-word) from the internet and other published sources (textbooks, papers) and lists them as references. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) | 1 (0.8, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1.5 (1.2, 2.0) | 1.4 (0.97, 1.9) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1 (0.7, 1.4) | 1 (0.7, 1.4) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.9) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) |
For an assignment, a student copies from the internet and other published sources (textbooks, papers) without acknowledging the sources. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1.1 (0.9,1.4) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.2) | 1 (0.8, 1.2) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.4) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 0.6 (0.4, 0.96) | 0.6 (0.4, 1.01) | 1.2 (0.9, 2.2) | 1.4 (0.8, 2.2) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.9) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.0) | 0.8 (0.4,1.4) |
For an assignment, a student copies from assignments submitted earlier by senior peers. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) | 0.97 (0.8, 1.2) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 0.6 (0.4, 0.96) | 0.7 (0.5, 1.1) | 2.8 (1.9, 4.3) | 2.9 (1.8, 4.5) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) | 1 (0.6, 1.6) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.4) |
A student helps a friend by writing an assignment for him/her. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.8. 1.5) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 1 (0.7, 1.4) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.2, (0.9, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.97) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 1.3 (1, 1.7) | 1 (0.7, 1.5) |
A student lends his work to a friend to copy. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 1.3 (0.98, 1.8) | 1.3 (0.95 1.7) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.95) | 1.8 (1.3, 2.5) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) |
A student copies a friend’s work without telling him. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1.1 (0. 9, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 1 (0.8, 1.2) | 1 (0.8, 1.2) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.4) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 0.5 (0.2, 0.9) | 0.5 (0.2, 1.1) | 2.1 (1.0, 4.4) | 2.2 (1, 4.8) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.5) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.3) | 0.5 (0.2, 1.4) |
A student re-submits the same report for another part of the course. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1 (0.8, 1.2) | 1 (0.8, 1.2) | 1 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.98) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) | 1.3 (0.95, 1.8) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 1.6 (0.99, 2.7) | 1.7 (0.99, 2.9) | 1.5 (0.9, 2.6) | 1.8 (0.9, 3.6) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) | 1.0 (0.5, 2.2) |