Honesty is the Best Policy: Cheating Habits Done Practices among Students of Emiliano Tria Tirona Memorial National High School-Integrated Senior High School SY. 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study intends to know the different kinds of cheating habits done by Grade 12 senior high students and aims to give awareness and preparation for prevention.

METHODS

In this descriptive study, stratified sampling with simple random sampling was used. Data were collected from a sample of 84 student participants from the overall population of Grade 12 students. This study used a validated Likert scale as instrument.

RESULTS

Level of awareness of each participant from the given cheating habits (plagiarism, copying to your seatmates, sharing information regarding exam, secretly signaling the answer, bring an answer key and changing answer while checking paper) concluded that they are aware of it but knew little about how it's done. Participants often cheat from the given cheating practices and also often cheat among their peers. Student participants displayed different attitudes toward cheating habits. Level of satisfaction of each participant toward cheating practices stated unsatisfied during and after they cheat.

DISCUSSIONS

Research data revealed that there is a culture of cheating among the students of ETTMNHS-SHS. Surprisingly, although students are aware that cheating is taboo in the academe, still they are guilty of committing one. This implies the importance of strengthening the values of the students when it comes to honesty by providing interventions as well as training for teachers to be more vigilant.