An Exploration on Learners’ Verbal, Non-Verbal and Electronically-Aided Academic Dishonesty Praxis In The Post- Covid 19 Classroom

Abstract

Before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, academic dishonesty particularly cheating in examinations is a cause for concern across schools worldwide. The percentage of students who have committed at least one act of academic dishonesty continues to increase. This study was conducted to gather information on the prevalence, and practices on cheating during examination among college learners in one state university in the northwestern part of Cagayan, Philippines. Descriptive statistics, t-test, F-test and Pearson’s r were used to analyze the data gathered. Results revealed that for every ten students, eight of them cheat. Male students cheat more in examinations and employ more cheating practices than females; however, both male and female students practice this academic dishonesty, and their cheating practices do not vary. The students without academic honors, and the lower the GPA that the students have, the more cheating practices they employ during examinations. Although the general findings showed that the students do not employ much those cheating practices, the 90% who admitted cheating in a major examination showed an inclination to their engagement in this academic misconduct.