The attitude of medical university students to academic dishonesty

Abstract

Widespread manifestations of academic dishonesty (the use of tricks) among students and their increase in Russian universities reduces public confidence in the level of professional training of graduates and the higher education system in general. The purpose of the work is to investigate the attitude of medical university students to the use of tricks (academic dishonesty) and its impact on the process of their personal and professional development. The work was carried out by a continuous anonymous survey of 263 4th -year students of the Pediatric Faculty of the Medical University.79.8% of respondents used tricks. The main motives for their use were: “To avoid failure”, “Survival in higher education”, “To reduce fear”, “Adaptation to learning conditions”, and the main reasons were “The complexity of the subject”, “Lack of time” and “The desire to avoid a low grade”. The use of tricks among medical university students is widespread as an affordable means of survival and adaptation in an educational environment. With the positive attitude of the majority of students to the manifestations of academic dishonesty as a means to help in the learning process, they realize the negative consequences of using tricks for their personal and professional development.