ERIC Number: EJ760024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan
Pages: 18
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Students' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty in the Chemistry Classroom Laboratory
Del Carlo, Dawn I.; Bodner, George M.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v41 n1 p47-64 Jan 2004
Although the literature on both academic dishonesty and scientific misconduct is extensive, research on academic dishonesty has focused on quizzes, exams, and papers, with the virtual exclusion of the classroom laboratory. This study examined the distinctions undergraduate chemistry majors made between academic dishonesty in the classroom laboratory and scientific misconduct in the research laboratory. Across the spectrum of undergraduate chemistry courses, from the introductory course for first-semester chemistry majors to the capstone course in instrumental analysis, we noted that students believe the classroom lab is fundamentally different from a research or industrial lab. This difference is so significant that it carries over into students' perceptions of dishonesty in these two environments.
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Tests, Student Attitudes, Science Laboratories, Introductory Courses, Chemistry, Ethics, Cheating, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Scientific Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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