Improving students’ academic integrity through academic integrity training (AIT) program in higher education

Purpose – The study examines the effectiveness of an academic integrity training program called Academic Integrity Training (AIT) in improving students’ academic integrity among final-year students. Design/methodology/approach – The research design used was one group pretest and posttest (n 5 40) students in research proposal courses. Findings – Analysis with stacking and racking analysis showed a change in the distribution of the Logit Value Person (LVP) and Logit Value Item (LVI) values on the side of the subjects and items used forthis study. Testing with a paired sample t-test yielded a value of t 5 �3.059 and a significance (p) 5 0.004, indicating that there was a significant increase in LVP at the pre-test (M 5 2.52 & SD 5 1.56) and post-test (M 5 3.33 & SD 5 2.09) in the subject of the study. Practical implications – The study results concluded that this academic integrity training program can improve students’ academic integrity and is designed and implemented with the right personal approach to suppress academic dishonesty, especially the problem of plagiarism among graduate students submitting thesis proposals. Originality/value – Academic dishonesty has been a major problem in higher education over the last two decades. Various strategies have been attempted to address the condition, but no program has been found to directly address the problem on the personal order or individuals who do so.