CHAPTER IV

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Data Presentation

This study presents the responses of the students to the questions established by the
researchers. The gathered data helped the researchers to answer the objectives of the study.

1. What are your views about cheating

R1: First of all syempre yung pagchecheat is a bad thing, but hindi natin maiiwasan yun
syempre lalo ngayon yung way ng pagcclass natin is flexible learning. Mas nahihirapan tayo sa
mga bagay-bagay at yun nga, nasa online platform tayo mas napapadalas yung pagchecheat
talaga.
⸢ First of all of course cheating is a bad thing, but we can’t avoid it of course since our way of
learning is through flexible learning. We’re going through difficulties on some thing and we’re
on online platform cheating is now frequent. ⸥

R2: Para sakin po is cheating po is bad at d ko po siya sinusuport, para sakin d dapat po sya
ginagawa normally.
⸢For me, cheating is bad and I don’t support it, I think it shouldn’t be done normally. ⸥

R3: Cheating po is para po saakin is pandaraya po sa exam na pag di mo na talaga kaya

parang napapangunahan ka na ng tukso. Parang no choice ka na, gusto mo nalang mag cheat
kesa bumagsak parang ganun po. Para saain isa po siyang masamang hobby, kung nagiging
hobby man po siya masama po siyang kaugalian.

⸢ Cheating for me is cheating in the exam when you really don't, so you seem to be led by
temptation. You seem to have no choice, you just want to cheat instead of falling like that. For
him, he is a bad hobby, if he becomes a hobby, he has bad habits. ⸥
R4: Para saakin po cheating po is yung parang po sa exam po, yung parang di mo po alam yung
sagot kaya titingin ka sa katabi mo ganun po.
⸢ For me, cheating is like taking the exam, like you don't know the answer, so you'll look at the
person next to you like that. ⸥

R5: Yung pag kahit alam mo nang mali ginagawa parin.

⸢ Even if you know something is wrong, you are still doing it. ⸥

R6: Pangongopya po sa klase or sa exam, quiz, or assignment po.

⸢ Copying in classes or in exam, quiz, or assignment. ⸥

2. Are there any instances where you have seen someone cheat?

R1: Opo! Syempre. Since ano isa na rin ako sa mga nagchecheat. Yung parang hindi naman
yung totally na parang talagang lahat-lahat chinicheat-I mean parang mga simpleng tanong
lang, syempre nahihirapan din naman po tayo. Pero meron po meron po.
⸢ Yes! Of course. Since I’m one of those who cheats. Like—It's not totally that I cheat all of them
—I mean only the simple questions, of course we’re going through difficulties as well. But yeah,
there are. ⸥

R2: Yes po, sa mga classmates po ganon, pag umaalis ang teacher pag exam po ay parang may
pinapasa-pasa po silang mga papel po na nacrumple po tas pagpapasa pasahan po nila sa
classroom.
⸢ Yes, from my classmates, if the teacher leaves while in an exam, it’s like they pass some paper
that is crumpled then they pass it around the classroom. ⸥

R3: Meron po kuya,.meron na po akong nakita pero hindi ko lang po maalala kung saan. Yung
pong parang naecounter po akong may nag cheat may nagsabi saakin na si ganyan si ganito
nag cheat, si ganyan nangopya nandaya may ganon po akong naecounter na.
⸢ Yes, I’ve seen one, I’ve seen one but I can’t remember where I saw it. It’s like when I
encountered someone cheated, and somebody told me he/she cheated, he/she copied somebody,
I’ve encountered something like this ⸥

R4: Yes po.

⸢ Yes. ⸥

R5: Marami po
⸢ There are many. ⸥

R6: Opo. ‘pag minsan kami din po. Saakin po sila nangongopya
⸢ Yeah, we also cheat in some cases. They copy me. ⸥

3. When was the first time you engaged in this act? (Cheating)
R1: Ngayon lang online platform or meron din noon pero bilang lang po talaga.
⸢ It started this online platform, there are instances before but it’s not that frequent ⸥

R2: First time ko po magcheat ay nung mid grade 7 po ganon.

⸢ The first time I cheated was during the middle of grade 7. ⸥

R3: kwan po naman kasi, yung pang chicheat ko pong ginawa hindi po ako yung nangopya ako
po yung kwan noon syempre po kahit naman po ikaw yung nagpakopya considered parin naman
po as cheating diba? Grade 2 po ako nung nagpakopya ako.
⸢ It’s hard to explain, the way of cheating I’m doing, I’m not the one cheating. Of course, when
you are the one who let them copy, it is still considered as cheating right? I’m grade 2 when I let
the copied me ⸥

R4: Noong elementary po.

⸢ In elementary school. ⸥

R5: grade 7
⸢ Grade 7. ⸥

R6: Di naman po ako nag-ano noong elem, baka po elem. Pero hindi ko lang po matandaan.
⸢ I’m not sure if I did it on elementary, maybe I did it on elem. But I have no clear memories of
it. ⸥

4. What did you feel when you did it for the first time?
R1: Parang may halong ano, pagsisisi at the same time eh accomplishment kasi parang nagawa
mong mag-cheat. Pero ano feeling mo hindi ka kumportable.
⸢ It’s like there’s a mix of what, regret but at the same time it is an accomplishment because you
tried to cheat. But you’re feeling uncomfortable. ⸥
R2: Parang d po siya tama at nakakakonsensya po ganon.
⸢It’s like it isn’t right and I feel conscious of guilt. ⸥

R3: Medyo kabado po kasi pag nahuli syempre pag nahuli po patay tayo. (Inaudible)
⸢ Quite nervous because if you got caught of course if you got caught we’re screwed (inaudible)⸥

R4: Nung una, kinabahan po na parang naguguilty po tapos yun po ganun po medyo naguguilty.
⸢ At first, I was nervous like I was guilty, then I was a bit guilty. ⸥

R5: Kabado po
⸢ Nervous. ⸥

R6: Kabado po
⸢ Nervous. ⸥

5. What may be the possible factors or influences that made you do it?
R1: One of the main reasons is hindi nakapag review since may ibang topics na hirap talaga,
tapos konti lang yung time ang daming subjects na kasabay kaya iyon.
⸢ One of the main reasons is that I didn’t review since there are topics that it’s so hard, then
there’s only little time, then there are too many subjects at the same time, so there’s that. ⸥

R2: Kasi na sobrang di ko po gets yung parang lesson po ganon sa exam po hindi ko po alam
kung anong ilalagay po dun sa answer sheet kaya tinry ko po magcheat.
⸢ Because I didn’t really get the lesson for the exam, I didn’t really know what to put in the
answer sheet so I tried to cheat. ⸥

R3: Kasi po, no choice na. Wala naman pong nagsabi sakin pero dahil nga po sa no choice na,
kesa bumagsak.
⸢ Because, I had no choice. Nobody told me to cheat but of course, I chose ‘no choice’, rather
than failing. ⸥

R4: Minsan po di po alam sagot or di po nagreview

⸢ Sometimes I don't know the answer or I don't review. ⸥

R5: Fear of failure po

⸢ Fear of failure. ⸥

R6: Kulang po sa time, like super rush po. Kasi po minsan po di ko alam na deadline na po.
⸢ Lack of time, like super rush. Because sometimes I didn’t know that its deadline is on that
day. ⸥

6. In what ways did you cheat when the medium of learning was face to face?

R1: Nagtatanong po sa kaklase ko suring quizzes or exams. Kinalabit-kalabitan parang ganon

po. Ay meron pa pala kuya, yung ano parang pag-swap ng paper. Pero ano isang beses lang
yun.
⸢ I’m asking my classmates during quizzes or exams. I also poke my classmates, something like
that. And one more thing, the thing where we swap papers but I only did it once. ⸥

R2: Parang nakikopya lang po sa iba, yung tinginan po ng test papers po nung iba.
⸢ It’s like I copied from others, when we just viewed each other’s test papers.⸥

R3: Wala na po ako masyado maalala kasi nitong high school po. Iniiwasan ko na po talaga.
Pero meron po mga activities na iniiwan ng teachers nag kokopyahan po kami ng mga tropa ko.
Kumpulan po sa isang sulok.
⸢ I have no memories of me cheating this high school. I avoided cheating. But there are
activities that our teacher left for us, me and my friends are copying one another. We flocked
together at the corner of the room. ⸥

R4: Mag tatanong po sa katabi

⸢ Asking my seatmate. ⸥

R5: Pag kunwari po nakalimutan pong may assignment hihingi po ng sagot sa katabi or sa
barkada
⸢ For example, if you have forgotten an assignment, you will ask the person next to you or the
group for an answer. ⸥

R6: Sa assignment lang naman po. Assignment lang po minsan. Parang nagtatanong-tanong po
kapag hindi ko alam po yung sagot, ;alo po sa Math.
⸢ Only assignments. Sometimes assignment only. Like we are asking each other questions when I
don’t know the answer especially in Math. ⸥
7. How do you cheat on online classes?
R1: Nag-aask ako sa mga kaklase ko minsan kung ano yung sagot dito yung sagot dyan ganon.
Pero yung pagsesearch or pagtitingin sa mismong module or dun sa mismong file hindi ko pa po
nagawa yun.
⸢ I ask my classmates on what’s the answer to this and that. But researching or looking at your
module or the file is the one I’ve never done before. ⸥

R2: Ganun din po pero hindi naman po siya parang cheating, nageexchange lang po kami ng
answers, tapos nagsesearch po sa google po pag di na talaga po alam.
⸢ Just like the same but not really like cheating, we just exchange answers, and search google if
we don’t really know. ⸥

R3: Tanong tanungan po sa tropa ganun, nagawa mo na yung ganito? nagawa mo na yung
ganyan? May sagot ka na ba sa ganyan pwedeng pakita pakopya parang ganun po. Tapos sa
exam pag sobrang hirap po ng tanong, syempre po hindi naman po lahat ng teachers nagtuturo
di naman po naman namin alam kung saan po kukunin yung mga sagot, syempre po di po talaga
maiwasan yung sisilip po sa module na sinend or titingin sa google or sa brainly po ganun.
⸢ My friends and I are asking each other, “have you done this?”, “have you done that?”, “Do
you have any answer to this? Can I copy?” something like that. And when it’s time for exams,
when the questions are super hard, of course not all teachers are teaching, we don’t know where
to get the answers, of course it’s inevitable that we peek at the module they sent, or we look-up
the answer in Google or Brainly. ⸥

R4: Through google po

⸢Through Google. ⸥

R5: Nanghihingi din po ng sagot

⸢I'm asking for an answer. ⸥

R6: Puro assignment po lagi. Iyon din po, mga tanong-tanungan po kami ganon.
⸢ It’s only from assignment. It’s always assignment. Just like I said, we ask each other.
8. Are there any similarities of how you cheat before and during online classes?
R1: Yun syempre ano nagtatanong din ako sa mga kaklase ko kapag face-to-face classes and
same thing sa online classes.
⸢ Of course sometimes I will ask my classmates when it was face-to-face and same thing to
online classes. ⸥

R2: Wala pa po sa ngayon kasi dati po pag nagchecheat lang po, parang nagtitinginan po pero
yung pero yung cheating po this online class is nagsesearch po ganon.
⸢Not really as of now because before, if we cheat, it’s like we just view each other’s work, and
during this online class, we do search. ⸥

R3: Meron po kasi syempre po pareho naman pong cheating, pareho naman pong pangongopya
or pandurugas yung ginagawa pero yun pong similarities po talaga parang wala po masyado
kasi po dito po sa online class mas madali po kasi po mas iwas yung, mas less yung porsyente na
mabubuko ka kesa sa face to face po e.
⸢ There are similarities because both are cheating. They are both copying others or being
deceitful, but on the other note, there are no really similarities, because here in online class it’s
easier, because you can avoid… there are less percentage of you getting caught compared to
face. ⸥

R4: Yes po kasi po dati po nung face to face palang po nagtataning po ako tapos ngayong online
po nagtatanong rin po ako.
⸢ Yes, because I used to ask face to face questions and now I'm also asking questions online. ⸥

R5: Yes po
⸢Yes. ⸥

R6: Opo, puro assignment lang naman po kasi ako nag-aano.

⸢Yes, when I cheat it’s always about assignment. ⸥
9. How do you feel when you cheat now compared to when you did it for the first time?
R1: Ngayon parang ano ganon parin yung feeling, parang may maliit parin na percentage na
ganon parin yung nararamdaman ko kasi medyo hindi pa rin po ako sanay sa pagchecheat. Mas
gusto ko pa rin yung may natututunan ka sa isang subject tapos wala kang ginagawang (laughs)
pagchecheat ganon.
⸢ It’s like the feeling is the same as before there’s little percentage of that feeling because I’m
not that accustomed to cheating. I’d rather learn something in a subject rather than (laughs)
cheating.⸥

R2: Parang normal nalang po pero may nafefeel naman po akong guilt
⸢ It’s just like normal but I feel a bit of guilt. ⸥

R3: Wala naman po syempre po lalo ngayon online class. Pero dati po dun po sa mga…
Kunwari po face to face syempre kabado parin, kasi pag nahuli rekta sa office or kung
masuwerte ka man pinagalitan ka lang ng teacher pero pag kwan naman po kagaya nitong
online class parang may nandun parin po yung ano yung takot atsaka yung kaba kasi nga pag
nahuli ganun parin maaring may penalty parin pero parang medyo mas kalmado po ngayon kasi
di po talaga maiiwasan e ang hihirap po talaga ng ganitong sitwasyon. Kumbaga sa panahon po
na ngayon e parang pag nag chicheat ka sa ngayon sa online class ngayon parang medyo mas
kalmado nalang po kesa sa face to face.
⸢ I’m not feeling anything, of course, especially this online class. But before…for example it’s
face to face, of course you’re nervous because if you got caught you’re going straight to the
office, or if you’re lucky you’re just going to get a scold from your teacher. But when it comes to
online class, there’s also that fear and nervousness, because when you got caught, it’s the same,
maybe there are penalty but I’m calmer compared to before because it is inevitable since this
situation is hard (referring to online class). In other words, in this age when you cheat in online
class, you’re calmer compared to face to face. ⸥

R4: Medyo uncomfortable po pero slight lang tapos medyo slight na guilty lang din po.
⸢ It's a bit uncomfortable but it's just a little bit and then it's also a little bit guilty. ⸥

R5: Wala naman po, parang sanay na po kasi

⸢ Nothing, it looks like I'm used to it. ⸥

R6: Medyo chill-chill nalang po, pero kapag strict po yung teacher kinakabahan din po
⸢ Quite chill, but if the teacher is strict, I get nervous. ⸥
10. What are the benefits that you acquired from cheating?
R1: Siguro yung ano yung hindi mo talaga nasugatan na mga questions tas nag tanong ka or
nagcheat ka, yun lang yung benefits mo, yun lang yung benefit na makukuha mo sa pagchecheat.
⸢ Maybe the questions that you didn’t answer and you asked someone or cheated, that’s your
only benefit, that’s your only benefit through cheating. ⸥

R2: Parang high scores po sa exams at quizzes po

⸢ Something like High scores in exams and cheating. ⸥

R3: Sa tingin ko po yung benefits na nakukuha syempre makukuha mo yung sagot talagang
chamba mo kung makukuha mo yung tamang sagot talaga.
⸢ I think the benefits that you got are of course the questions you got, you’re really lucky if you
got the real answer. t ⸥

R4:Dagdag score po
⸢Extra score. ⸥

R5: I dont get to pass my assignments late

R6: Kung rush po kasi, parang maipapasa mo on time, parang ganon po. Lalo po kapag
matalino nag-hingian, parang sure na tama yung sagot.
⸢ When it’s rush, it’s like you can can pass it on time. Especially if the person where you got the
answers from is smart, it’s sure that you got the answer correctly. ⸥

11. Have you ever been caught and punished before from cheating?
R1: Nacaught, pero hindi ko sure kung binawasan yung grade ko or something. Hindi ko sure
kung ako yung pero iaapeal kong isa ako sa mga yon. Ngayon lang rin online class yon, pero
noong face-to-face wala.
⸢ I’ve caught, but I'm not sure if my grade was reduced or something. I'm not sure if it's me but
I'll complain I'm one of them. It's only now that it's an online class, but then face-to-face there
wasn't. ⸥

R2: Hindi pa naman po

⸢Not yet really. ⸥

R3: Hindi pa po, hindi pa naman po. Kasi bihira ko naman pong gawin.
⸢No, I have not. Because I rarely do it. ⸥

R4: No po.
⸢No ⸥

R5: Hindi po
⸢ No ⸥

R6: Hindi po
⸢No. ⸥

11.1 Are there any changes you decided to do after this experience?
R1: arang sinabi ko sa sarili ko na instead of cheating why be a better person? or mas mag-aral
ng mabuti kesa sa pagchecheat.
⸢ I said to myself that instead of cheating, why be a better person? Or just study hard instead of
cheating. ⸥

12. What is your realization base from your experience in cheating?

R1: Yun nga na mas bad mag cheat na parang masamang mag cheat [Link] masasabi nga
nila cheating is not a individual work? Oo yon parang yung cheating is ginagawa mong as a
group or teamwork para makapasa kayong lahat pero medyo hindi ako aprubado don. Talagang
masamang magcheat, kasi madaming consequences na mababalik sayo ng pagchecheat.
⸢ Like I said that cheating is bad. But like everyone said, cheating is not an individual work? ,
like you do cheat as a group or teamwork to make sure you all pass, but I did not fall to that
because cheating is really bad, because there are many consequences that will come back to you
by cheating. ⸥

R2: Hindi po talaga po tama kasi parang yung pinagchecheatan ko po is naghihirap po siya sa
sagot tas ako ay nangongopya lang po ganon tas nagsesearch-search lang po
⸢ It’s not really right because like, who I’m cheating with is actually working hard for the
answer and I just copy and search like that. ⸥

R3: Narealize na mali po yung ginagawa natin na hindi tama ginagawa natin. Narerealize po
natin yun na nandadaya talaga tayo pero marerealize mo rin na paminsan minsan di mo talaga
kayang iwasan lalo na po sa mga sitwasyon na wala ka ng magagawa pero narerealize ko
naman po na yung cheating is pwede naman po nating iwasan kung talagang mag aaral po tayo
ng mabuti e syempre po maiiwasan po natin yung ganung bagay
⸢ I realized that what we’re doing is wrong. We realized that we’re acting unfairly, but we’re
also going to realize that from time to time we can’t avoid it especially in situations where you
have no choice, but I also realized that we can avoid cheating if we’re really going to study
hard, of course you can avoid that sort of thing. ⸥

R4: Oarang may advantage at disadvantage po pero alam ko pong mali po yung cheating.
⸢ There seems to be advantages and disadvantages but I know cheating is wrong. ⸥

R5: Hindi naman siya mali, kasi para saakin normal na yun kuya di na yun maalis sa isa tao na
mag cheat.
⸢ It's not wrong, because for me that's normal 'kuya'. That can't be removed from someone
cheating. ⸥

R6: Minsan po nakokonsensya po. Opo, syempre ayaw na po.

⸢ Sometimes I feel guilty. Yes, of course I don’t want to do it again. ⸥

Discussion

A. Perceptions About Cheating

(Discussion)
 In analyzing the interview data, one (1) theme emerged, which will be discussed in this
section. The theme is the following:

Cheating is Bad but Inevitable

According to the gathered data from the respondents, they all know that cheating is a bad
thing, but we can’t avoid it.

According to the Situational Ethics Theory, students cheat in response to extraordinary

circumstances where breaking the rules is possibly justified. We can connect this theory to what
R1 said, “since our way of learning is through flexible learning…uhm we’re going through
difficulties on some things… and yeah, we’re on online platform… cheating is now frequent.”

And according to Rational Choice Theory, the rational choice theory treats dishonest actions as
the result of decisions that rational agents make (Cornish & Clarke, 1986). The eventual course
of action is chosen after weighing the advantages and disadvantages of all possible alternatives.
Therefore, deciding to cheat results from a cost-benefit analysis. We can connect this theory to
what R4 said, “It’s like you have no choice, you would rather cheat than fail in exam, something
like that”.

B. Perceived Cheating Behaviors of Students

(Discussion)
In analyzing the interview data, five (5) themes emerged. These themes will be discussed
in this section. The themes are:
The Beginning of Cheating Behaviour
According to some students, they started cheating as early as Elementary. This means that
they started cheating when they were kids. According to (Daviq Chairilsyah, 2020), cheating on
elementary school students has been going on for a long time, but teachers and schools are still
struggling to deal with it. Cheating can lead to children being dishonest in their pursuit of a high
score. Furthermore, cheating would have an effect on students before they reach adulthood. This
proves that cheating can start at an early time. This also means that it can affect the students
when they reached high school.
According to some students, they started at high school. They may have started cheating at
high school, since the massive leap of difficulty of all subjects in high school can be proven hard
to other students. This can explain by the theory of rational choice, where students can justify
their actions because of an extreme circumstance. Cheating occurs in pharmacy schools and is
motivated by fear of failure, procrastination, and stress (Eric Ip, Kathy Nguyen, Bijal Shah,
Shadi Doroudgar, Monica Bidwal, 2016).
The Bad side of Cheating
We chose the theme 'The Bad Side of Cheating' because it corresponded to our respondents'
responses; cheating can also be considered bad based on how or what the respondents' negative
experiences made them feel. Cheating's negative consequences can be traced back to social
learning theory, which holds that human behavior is learned as individuals interact with their
surroundings. To maintain problem behavior, either positive or negative reinforcement is used.
This theory is related to the negative emotional effect of cheating we can connect this theory to
what R1 said, "At first, I was nervous like I was guilty, then I was a bit guilty".
The Good side of Cheating
According to some students, cheating to them are normal, inevitable, and an accomplishment.
This can be supported by the theory of neutralization. Neutralization theory (Sykes & Matza,
1957), on the other hand, hypothesizes that students are able to engage in morally wrong acts
without damage to their self-concept if they can rationalize those acts and think of them as
morally neutral rather than wrong. Research on the correlates of cheating has found that
neutralization techniques have a medium to large positive effect on cheating, thus lending
support to this theory (Whitley, 1998). R6 said, “Nothing, it looks like I'm used to it”. This
statement further supports the Theory of Neutralization.

On the other hand, some students think that cheating is a good thing, but they also have
negative emotions lingering. This can further explain by Consequentialism. Consequentialism is
an ethical theory that judges whether or not something is right by what its consequences are. For
instance, most people would agree that lying is wrong. But if telling a lie would help save a
person's life, consequentialism says it's the right thing to do. According to R1, “Regret but at the
same time it is an accomplishment because…because you tried to cheat but…but you’re feeling
uncomfortable”. R3 also said, “It’s just like normal but I feel a bit of guilt”.

Factors Of Cheating

According to students they happen to cheat because of different factors such as difficult topic,
didn't review, difficulty to understand the lesson and many more. An extension of SCT, relative
deprivation theory, proposes that the relationship between peer cheating behavior and observers'
cheating behavior is a function of feelings of relative deprivation. Unfavorable comparisons,
such as when observers believe that their peers have received desired benefits (e.g., higher
grades) or opportunities as a result of cheating, can elicit negative emotions such as rage, envy,
discontent, dissatisfaction, and perceived injustice (Shaver, 1987; Stack, 1984). In that case we
can connect the relative deprivation theory to the factors why some of students cheat, we can
proved it's connection to what R2 said, “Because I didn’t really get the lesson for the exam, I
didn’t really know what to put in the answer sheet so I tried to cheat”.

Ways Of Cheating
According to our respondents, there are a variety of ways to engage in this type of activity,
including asking classmates, exchanging papers, and searching online. The rational choice
theory considers dishonesty to be the result of rational agents' decisions (Cornish & Clarke,
1986). After weighing the benefits and drawbacks of all possible options, the final course of
action is chosen. As a result, the decision to cheat is based on a cost-benefit analysis. The effort
involved in cheating rather than studying the material, the expected improvement in grade due to
cheating, the stakes involved in the assignment, and so on may all play a role in the decision. In
this case we could connect this theory to what R4 said, "I have no memories of me cheating this
high school. I avoided cheating. But there are activities that our teacher left for us, me and my
friends are copying one another. We flocked together at the corner of the room", this statement
demonstrates R4's rational decision

C. Experience in Cheating

In analyzing the data, 2 themes emerged. These themes will be discussed in this section. The
themes are:

Advantage

We selected advantage as the theme because it is the word that best fits and is associated
with it. Advantage because, based on our respondents' responses, they gain different benefits
from cheating. The 'Advantage' is linked to the rational choice theory because the rational choice
theory treats dishonest actions as the result of rational agents' decisions. A cost-benefit analysis
is used to determine whether or not to cheat. The risk of being caught has a moderately negative
impact on cheating. The fear of punishment has a minor negative impact. We can connect this
theory to what R1 said, “The benefits that you got are of course the questions you got, you’re
really lucky if you got the real answer that was programmed”.

Consequences of Cheating

We chose the theme 'Consequences of Cheating' because it is related to what our respondent
said. We chose this because one of our respondents was on the verge of experiencing the
consequences. The deterrence theory says that cheating depends on the level of severity of the
effects 'Cheating consequences' can be related with the deterrence theory (Zimring & Hawkins,
1973). It also says that if a certain conduct is to be curtailed, we should punish it with
consequences which are sufficiently severe to discourage students, including failure to work,
failure to attend school or even expulsions. We can connect this theory to what R1 said, “What
do you call this? I’ve been caught, but I'm not sure if my grade was reduced or something. I'm
not sure if it's me but I'll complain I'm one of them. It's only now that it's an online class, but then
there was no face-to-face”.