Factors and causes of cheating in university exams - An exploratory study of a sample of students at the Algerian university

Abstract

Through research, we aim to identify the reasons that lead to cheating in university exams, which has become a widespread phenomenon in all Algerian universities and in all educational stages. To do this, we conducted exploratory research in which we used the descriptive approach and the electronic questionnaire tool, which we applied to a purposive sample. Thirty-five respondents arrived at it by publishing the questionnaire in They were reached by posting the questionnaire in student groups on Facebook.

After transcribing and analyzing the data, we came to a general conclusion that the majority of respondents saw that cheating in university exams is due to many pedagogical reasons, the most important of which is the absence of students. About the lessons, and for many moral reasons, the most important of which is the lack of moral responsibility, and also due to the nature of the educational system, due to its flaws in its application and implementation.