THE IMPACT OF MORAL META-COGNITION, ON THE ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

It has been known through several researches that Academic Dishonesty is increasing rapidly over the world research will investigate the impact of moral meta-cognition, on academic dishonesty of university students using a quantitative correlation survey design. A purposive convenient sampling technique was used to approach N= 303 (Male n = 184; Female n=119) undergraduate university students, age ranging from (M=22.47; SD=2.79). Data will be collected from the departments of Business Administration and Social Sciences of Public (n=153) and Private (n=150) Universities of Karachi. Data will be collected through questionnaires; Moral MetaCognition Scale, Academic Dishonesty Questionnaire and the Demographic Information Sheet. The result indicates that there is a weak positive relationship between the academic dishonesty and moral meta-cognition hence, it can be seen that the moral values of the students have been changed with the cultural variation. Moral values of the society are changing; another reason for choosing cheating and go for Academic Dishonesty is envy. Research findings have shown that cheating is associated with peer-to-peer behavior, as well as perceived confidence in peer reporting and understanding and acceptance of student loyalty and technology policies.