Table 2 Univariate analysis of student self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to plagiarism by gender, class (basic, clinical) and type of medical college (private, public)*
Scenarios related to plagiarism | Male | Female | 95% CI | Basic | Clinical | 95% CI | Private | Public | 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. | 86/202 (43) | 118/250 (47) | -14, 5 | 120/264 (46) | 87/193 (45) | -9, 10 | 138/259 (53) | 69/198 (35) | 9, 28 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 62/438 (32) | 84/245 (34) | -11, 7 | 86/260 (33) | 60/183 (33) | -9, 9 | 67/256 (26) | 79/187 (42) | -25, -7 |
For an assignment, a student copies from the internet and other published sources (textbooks, papers) without acknowledging the sources. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 149/202 (74) | 209/251 (83) | -17, -2 | 215/265 (81) | 146/193 (76) | -2, 13 | 226/259 (87) | 135/199 (68) | 12, 27 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 47/200 (24) | 35/248 (14) | 2, 17 | 40/262 (15) | 42/191 (22) | -14, 1 | 35/258 (14) | 47/195 (24) | -18, -3 |
For an assignment, a student copies from assignments submitted earlier by senior peers. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 149/199 (75) | 199/251 (79) | -12, 4 | 211/265 (80) | 141/190 (74) | -3, 13 | 193/258 (75) | 159/197 (81) | -14, 2 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 50/184 (27) | 41/237 (17) | 2, 18 | 33/261 (13) | 59/165 (36) | -32, -15 | 58/256 (23) | 34/170 (20) | -5, 11 |
A student helps a friend by writing an assignment for him/her. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 102/202 (51) | 119/251 (47) | -6, 12 | 145/266 (55) | 80/192 (42) | 4, 22 | 134/257 (52) | 91/201 (45) | -2, 16 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 97/202 (48) | 129/245 (53) | -14, 5 | 123/261 (47) | 104/191 (55) | -17, 2 | 111/254 (44) | 116/198 (59) | -24, -6 |
A student lends his work to a friend to copy. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 96/203 (47) | 132/251 (53) | -15, 4 | 160/265 (60) | 70/195 (36) | 16, 34 | 115/256 (45) | 115/204 (56) | -21, -2 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 70/203 (35) | 112/247 (45) | -20, -2 | 102/262 (39) | 83/193 (43) | -13, 5 | 129/253 (51) | 56/202 (28) | 15, 32 |
A student copies a friend’s work without telling him. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 175/202 (87) | 235/251 (94) | -13, -1 | 240/264 (91) | 175/195 (90) | -4, 7 | 232/255 (91) | 183/204 (90) | -4, 7 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 20/200 (10) | 11/247 (5) | 1, 11 | 12/259 (5) | 19/193 (10) | -10, -0.3 | 15/253 (6) | 16/199 (8) | -7, 3 |
A student re-submits the same report for another part of the course. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 136/201 (68) | 163/249 (66) | -7, 11 | 178/262 (68) | 125/194 (64) | -5, 12 | 150/254 (59) | 153/202 (76) | -25, -8 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 33/200 (17) | 29/244 (12) | -2, 11 | 28/257 (11) | 34/191 (18) | -14, -0.2 | 41/251 (16) | 21/197 (11) | -0.6, 12 |