DESHONESTIDAD ACADÉMICA: EVIDENCIAS DE LA RELACIÓN ENTRE ACTITUDES E INTENCIONES DE ENGAÑO EN ESTUDIANTES DE BACHILLERATO

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the intentions and attitudes towards cheating and their relation to self-reported academic dishonesty of Unified General Baccalaureate (UGB) students and the educational context in which it operates. For these purposes, a structured questionnaire was applied to a sample of 250 students from four private schools in upper-middle socioeconomic level of Guayaquil. The research is quantitative, cross-sectional and correlationalcausal in nature, and descriptive statistics and regressions were used. Among the results, it is highlighted that younger students with low grade averages are more likely to commit dishonest acts, while gender was not significative. In addition, students who exhibit a tolerant attitude toward academic dishonesty are more likely to participate in cheating behaviors than students with intolerable attitudes. Finally, the study provides several practical implications for directors and government representatives in the education sector, serving as a guide to generate strategies according to training and sanctioning actions for high school students.