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Motivational Perspectives on Student Cheating: Toward an Integrated Model of Academic Dishonesty
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This article uses theoretical concepts from self-efficacy theory, goal theory, expectancy value, and intrinsic motivation theory as a way to organize the vast and largely atheoretical literature on academic cheating. Specifically, it draws on 3 particular questions that students encounter when deciding whether to cheat: (a) What is my purpose?, (b) Can I do this task?, and (c) What are the costs associated with cheating? This article reviews both experimental and nonexperimental evidence related to each of these questions and offers suggestions for future research and instructional practices that will lessen the likelihood of cheating.
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“and with motivational accounts that ask what students value, whether they believe they can complete the task legitimately and what costs they associate with cheating (Murdock & Anderman, 2006;Stephens, 2018).”
From Drivers of academic dishonesty and multi-level prevention strategies: an umbrella review (2026) · cites this paper as Murdock & Anderman, 2006
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- Authors
- Murdock, T. B., & Anderman, E. M.
- Venue
- Educational Psychologist
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2006-09
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 129-145
- ISSN
- 0046-1520
- 1532-6985
- Cited by
- 257
- References
- 18
- Language
- en
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