A SCALE TO ASSESS PERCEPTIONS OF CHEATING IN EXAMINATION-RELATED SITUATIONS

The Perceptions,of Cheating Scale (POCS) was developed to assess perce ptions of academic cheating in examination-related situations. The fin al form of the POCS contained 30 items depicting cheating scenarios. R espondents were required to assign levels of punishment appropriate fo r the cheating described. Data were collected from both college studen ts and faculty. As partial validation, a comparison was made between f aculty and student response patterns. Results showed clear differences with faculty consistently assigning harsher punishments. Examination of the relationships between the POCS and several criterion variables yielded some small but statistically significant coefficients.