Factors that influence students' attitude towards copying and plagiarism

摘要

The way in which students regard copying in exams and plagiarism depends on the goal that is attributed to the educational process they are involved in and the perception of their relationships with the classmates as competitive. The quality of the didactic performance influences the tendency towards fraud; on a short term, the enforcement of academic regulations regarding frauds will reduce this frequency. On a medium-long term, a thorough knowledge of the complex of elements that influence fraud tendencies will facilitate the reconfiguration of the didactic process and the reduction of the proclivity towards copying and plagiarism.