Abstract:

It was aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between some socio-demographic variables and the attitudes of students about cheating in the exam, opinions and self-esteem levels in this study. This research is a descriptive study in the relative screening model. Students of the University of Çukurova Primary School Teaching Department formed the sample of the research. A total of 734 students, 481 female and 253 male, participated in the research. As measurement tools; Attitude Scale for Cheating, Opinion Survey regarding Cheating, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used. When the results of the research were investigated, it was seen that there was no significant difference between the students’ gender and cheating attitudes. It was observed that when the class level increased, the negative attitudes of the students towards cheating in the exam went up at the same time. It was found that students who cheated on exams in high school had a more positive attitude of cheating in college than those who did not.  In addition, students with a high GPA were found to be more negative attitude compared than those who had a low GPA. There was no significant relationship between students’ attitudes towards cheating and self-esteem.

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