Academic Dishonesty Using Social Media: A Comparative Study of College Students from Canada and China

摘要

With the rise of social media, it has arguably never been easier for students to access opinions and research and pass them off-with or without editing-as their own. Is the problem worldwide? Surveying student volunteers in two large, four-year universities in Canada and China, the author's analysis revealed that the Chinese group "rated higher in engaging informs of dishonesty" involving social media, particularly sabotaging other people's work. However, significant differences were lacking in other areas, such as selling a project or paper on social media or distorting meaning. For both groups, the most common form of dishonesty using social media tools was group collaboration on individual assignments. Cultural influences were not explored here, but could be in future research.