Deshonestidad académica en modalidad virtual por parte de los estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, sede Quito, carrera de psicología, durante el periodo 58

Abstract

In the present study, the phenomenon of academic dishonesty was described during the virtual modality, established by the Covid-19 pandemic, in the students of the Psychology career of the Salesian Polytechnic University, with a sample of 352 students. It was an exploratory study that uses a quantitative methodology, it uses an ad-hoc survey based in the instruments of McCabe-Trevino (1993) and Taco and Tocte (2016). The study concludes that 97,8% of students perceive academic dishonesty during the virtual modality of studies. It also identifies that 14,20% commits plagiarism, 54,8% ask for help to do an exam, 15,6% use a false excuse, and finally 66,20% admits copying in an exam or test. The study found that the possible causes for academic dishonesty was lack of study habits in 55,4% and difficulties to follow the path of class in 75,3%. Finally, although there is a formation on values, formally in 41.5% and informal in 50.3%, it does not seem to influence decrease in academic dishonesty