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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ844070
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
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Using Structural Equation Modeling to Validate the Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting Student Cheating
Mayhew, Matthew J.; Hubbard, Steven M.; Finelli, Cynthia J.; Harding, Trevor S.; Carpenter, Donald D.
Review of Higher Education, v32 n4 p441-468 Sum 2009
The purpose of this paper is to validate the use of a modified Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) for predicting undergraduate student cheating. Specifically, we administered a survey assessing how the TPB relates to cheating along with a measure of moral reasoning (DIT- 2) to 527 undergraduate students across three institutions; and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling. Results confirmed using the modified TPB as a model for predicting student cheating and the importance of understanding how cheating varies for students in different periods of moral reasoning development, namely moral consolidation and moral transition. (Contains 4 figures, 5 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Cheating, Behavior Theories, Validity, Prediction, Undergraduate Students, Moral Values, Decision Making, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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