Persepsi Palajar Universiti Terhadap Faktor yang Mempngaruhi Plagiat melalui Penggunaan Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (TMK)

Abstract

Plagiarism or plagiarize were considered as an unethical behaviour by acknowledging other people work as own. This problem is not new problem for student in higher education and universities. However, recently it was seriously while the literature shows that its relevance to the increased use of the Internet. Therefore, a study was conducted to identify students' perceptions of factors affecting university plagiarism through the use of ICT. Five factors studied were awareness, attitudes, personal, internet, self-esteem and depression. The study also examines
differences in perception between the gender, program of studying and a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of the factors . Three hundred and twenty-seven students from local universities participated in this study using survey method. A set of questionnaires were used to collect data and analyzing descriptive and inferential statistic. The study revealed that internet facilities (mean = 3.10, SD = 0450) is a major factor contributing to the problem of plagiarism through the use of
ICT compared to other factors. The findings of the t-test analysis showed that the awareness factor (t = -3040, p <.05), internet (t = -3065, p <.05) and pressure (t = -2267, p <.05) with the difference significant among male students than female students.