The Relation Between Academic Motivation and Cheating
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Academic cheating occurs frequently in schools. Cheating is a deliberative act, in that students make a conscious decision to engage in academic dishonesty. Students’ achievement goals, which are malleable, often guide the ways that students make such decisions. Educators can incorporate various instructional practices and support academic policies that enhance positive motivational beliefs (e.g., mastery goals), potentially reducing academic dishonesty.
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- Authors
- Anderman, E. M., & Koenka, A. C.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Anderman, Eric M.
- Venue
- Theory Into Practice
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-03-29
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 95-102
- ISSN
- 0040-5841 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-0421
- OpenAlex
- W2599279162
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 10 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 9.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Theory Into Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Keywords
- academic dishonesty, academic motivation, achievement goals, mastery goals, motivational beliefs, student decision-making, academic policy, instructional practices
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