WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Abstract

Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli

In the new era of fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0), technology has undergone a lot of advancement and this includes the internet. The internet has become a tool and catalyser in prompting students to cheat and do plagiarism. Academic integrity is fundamental in strengthening the education system. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to thoroughly investigate the level of internet plagiarism and its determinants among undergraduate students in Higher Education Institution. A total of 375 sample size was gathered using multi-tier sampling which is through cluster and simple random sampling technique. In Spearman correlation analysis, there was positive nexus between each determinants of internet plagiarism on the level of internet plagiarism. To add, the main findings found that the main determinants of the internet plagiarism were family, task commitment or time factors pressures (β = 0.226, t-value = 3.574) and lack of understanding of institutional rules regarding the consequences of plagiarism (β = 0.281, t-value = 4.435). In suggestion, institution should encourage students to use the internet in a way that promotes academic honesty and ensure that lectures are vigilant in their approach to identify and punish the plagiariser.

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Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . SRP. 2020; 11(12): 947-955. 
doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135

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Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . http://www.sysrevpharm.org/?mno=137274 [Access: March 28, 2021]. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135

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Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . SRP. 2020; 11(12): 947-955. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135



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Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . SRP. (2020), [cited March 28, 2021]; 11(12): 947-955. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135



Harvard Style

Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli (2020) WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . SRP, 11 (12), 947-955. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135



Turabian Style

Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. 2020. WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 11 (12), 947-955. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135



Chicago Style

Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. "WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS ." Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 11 (2020), 947-955. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli. "WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS ." Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy 11.12 (2020), 947-955. Print. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Norlinda Rozar, Mohamad Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Nur Aqilah Sidik, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli (2020) WHY DO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERPETRATE INTERNET PLAGIARISM? A MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS . Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 11 (12), 947-955. doi:10.31838/srp.2020.5.135

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