The revelation of reasons for cheating at open educational college in Basra : a questionnaire study of educational college students and their attitudes towards cheating

Abstract EN

Cheating is a global issue of concern not only in Iraq but also in other countries worldwide.

This study investigates reasons behind college students' cheating during examination in addition to assessing their attitudes towards cheating in open educational college in Basra.

This study will also examine instructors' opinions about the efficient methods to prevent or reduce cheating.

The research participants include (25) instructors of various specializations out of (38) the number of instructors in open educational college in Basra and (100) students of the first, second, third and fourth stages in English department out of (117), the total number of students.

The data is collected through an open-restricted questionnaire given to both instructors and students.