How Do the Type of Exam Questions and the Type of Proctors Influence Cheating in Exams

Abstract

The study investigates the reasons behind the students‟ will to cheat mainly the type of exam questions and the type, of proctors, in influencing the academic dishonesty. Therefore, the mixed method has been adopted. Sixty-three students responded to a questionnaire designed for this purpose, and five teachers were interviewed through a semi- structured interview. The findings showed that the majority of the students considered the two factors as main factors of cheating, where the majority among them confessed that they cheat when the proctors are indulgent, and a bit above the average cheat when the exam questions are closed-ended. However, they did not see the two factors as the most important causes of cheating; they consider the type of exam questions and the type of proctors are less important than other reasons. The results showed that the majority of teachers estimated that the two factors are very important in motivating the learners to cheat