Academic dishonesty in higher education: students’ perceptions and involvement in an African institution

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Table 5 Students’ previous encounter of academically dishonest behaviour among their colleagues and subsequent actions taken

Question^a	Answer options	No. of respondents (%)	Mean rating (SD)
1. How often have you seen another student cheat during class test or examination?	Never	78 (59.54)	1.55 (0.74)
	Once	33 (25.19)
	More than once	19 (14.50)
	Prefer not to say	1 (0.79)
2. Have you ever reported your colleague for cheating?	Yes	6 (4.58)	1.96 (0.23)
	No	123 (93.89)	1.96 (0.23)
	Prefer not to say	2 (1.53)

^aResponses were taken on a four- or three-point Likert scale (questions 1 and 2 respectively)

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