Table 3 Tendency towards academic dishonesty scores with the respect to academic year
Class (Academic year) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | P | |
Scale | Score (SD) | Score (SD) | Score (SD) | Score (SD) | Score (SD) | Score (SD) | |
Tendency towards academic dishonesty | 2.15 (0.60) | 2.15 (0.56) | 2.13 (0.44) | 2.01 (0.56) | 2.11 (0.78) | 2.42 (0.63) | 0.169 |
Subscales | |||||||
Tendency towards cheating | 1.88 (0.94) | 2.07 (0.80) | 1.98 (0.82) | 2.17 (0.93) | 1.98 (1.01) | 2.38 (1.11) | 0.243 |
Dishonesty in works such as assignments and projects | 2.37 (0.75) | 2.26 (0.64) | 2.26 (0.45) | 2.09 (0.69) | 2.24 (0.84) | 2.49 (0.70) | 0.319 |
Research and reporting process dishonesty | 2.22 (0.64) | 2.22 (0.68) | 2.41 (0.61) | 2.08 (0.71) | 2.28 (0.79) | 2.37 (0.84) | 0.537 |
Tendency towards citation dishonesty | 2.06 (0.71) | 2.05 (0.60) | 1.91 (0.59) | 1.72 (0.52) | 1.93 (0.84) | 2.40 (0.69) | 0.004* |
Multiple comparison P | Mean Difference | 95% CI Lower / Upper | |||||
Subscale 4. Tendency towards citation dishonesty | 1st grade vs. 2nd grade: 1 | 0.015 | −0.333 / 0.364 | ||||
1st grade vs 3rd grade: 0.929 | 0.157 | −0.313 / 0.627 | |||||
1st grade vs 4th grade: 0.217 | 0.347 | −0.095 / 0.790 | |||||
1st grade vs. 5th grade: 0.933 | 0.129 | −0.262 / 0.520 | |||||
1st grade vs. 6th grade: 0.247 | −0.334 | − 0.772 / 0.104 | |||||
2nd grade vs 3rd grade:0.942 | 0.142 | −0.304 / 0.588 | |||||
2nd grade vs 4th grade:0.203 | 0.332 | −0.085 / 0.749 | |||||
2nd grade vs 5th grade: 0.945 | 0.114 | −0.248 / 0.476 | |||||
2nd grade vs 6th grade: 0.150 | −0.349 | − 0.761 / 0.063 | |||||
3rd grade vs 4th grade: 0.903 | 0.190 | −0.333 / 0.713 | |||||
3rd grade vs 5th grade: 1 | −0.028 | − 0.508 / 0.452 | |||||
3rd grade vs 6th grade: 0.075 | −0.491 | −1.010 / 0.028 | |||||
4th grade vs 5th grade: 0.738 | −0.218 | −0.671 / 0.235 | |||||
4th grade vs 6th grade: 0.001* | −0.681 | − 1.176 / -0.187 | |||||
5th grade vs 6th grade: 0.039* | −0.463 | −0.912 / -0.014 | |||||