Prediction of Academic Dishonesty based on Academic Identity and Intelligence Beliefs

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1 Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

2 M.A. in General Psychology, Payame Noor University, Zarrinshahr, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of present study was to Prediction of Academic Dishonesty based on academic identity and intelligence beliefs. The study method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population were to included High school students from Lordegan city in the academic year of 2017-18. Among them 254 students were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. To collect the data were used from the Implicit Theory Intelligence Scale of Abdel Fattah and Yates (2005), the Academic Dishonesty scale of Maccabi & Truenio (1997) and the questionnaire of academic identity of Vaz and Isaacson (2008). Data were analyzed by used SPSS software and Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The findings showed that successful academic identity had negatively and significantly relationship with academic dishonesty. Diffusion, foreclose and moratorium academic identities had positive and significantly correlation with Academic Dishonesty. In addition, Incremental intelligence belief had negative relationship with Academic Dishonesty and fixed intelligence belief had positive relationship with Academic Dishonesty. Another finding of the study is that incremental belief and successful academic identity have the most significant contribution in predicting academic Dishonesty. Also, according to the results of the present study, attention and knowledge about students' beliefs about their ability and formed academic identity and their effects on Academic Dishonesty, is a necessity for the educational system, In order to select effective educational and training interventions.

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