THE NATURE, CAUSES, AND PRACTICES OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IN E-LEARNING SYSTEM: THE CASE OF UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA

Abstract

In recent times, e-learning has become an integral part of the educational process in universities, and it is used in all forms of education particularly since the outbreak of the pandemic covid-19. The aim of the study was to investigate the nature, causes, and practices of academic dishonesty in the e-learning system at Universitas Terbuka from the teacher’s and learners’ perceptions and observations of student academic performance in the e-learning portal. The study was basically a survey that employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches and observation of student academic performance in e-learning to gather data. The subjects were 3 teachers and 100 students who were selected randomly from three study programs namely government science, business administration, and taxation. The result found that academic dishonesty specifically related to plagiarism in discussion and assignments are prevalent. The practices were caused by a lack of academic writing understanding, less reading motivation, and preferring shortcut ways. In addition, to curb the challenges faced in the learning process, teachers took strategy to student awareness by giving them a strict academic writing rule and an opportunity to correct their answers.