Date of Completion

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

academic integrity, describe, quantitative-descriptive study, rehabilitation students, internal factors, external factors, goals and reasons

Abstract

The objective of the study was to describe the factors affecting the academic integrity of selected rehabilitation students. The study is a quantitative-descriptive type of research that utilized an online survey for data collection. The participants were rehabilitation students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences in an academic institute in Cavite, Philippines. Participants (N=157) who met the inclusion criteria accessed the survey through email of CRS Helpdesk and social media. The mean and standard deviation were computed to rank the highest and lowest internal and external factors. The results of the study showed that highly considered factors namely: goals and reasons, self-efficacy, and age are the top three under internal factors while the bottom three are fairly considered factors namely: knowledge and competencies in e-learning activities, culture, and gender. Under external factors, fairly considered factors namely: enforcement of academic integrity policies, accessibility of internet-based resources, and time and workload demands are the top three factors while less considered factors such as societal expectations, peerrelated factors, and family-related factors are the bottom three. The results concluded that “goals and reasons” is the highest overall factor wherein those with genuine reasons to study for selfdevelopment and broaden knowledge are most likely to uphold academic integrity while those with the wrong reasons would have their academic integrity compromised. Internal factors greatly influence student’s academic integrity compared to external factors as highly considered factors namely: goals and reasons, self-efficacy and age are under internal factors. Nevertheless, other factors should not be taken lightly as this still influences academic integrity. Rehabilitation practices must be evidence-based as this will have direct impact on patients thus, academic integrity is something that students must maintain as they progress in their careers. Additional studies are highly recommended to further expand information regarding factors influencing academic integrity among rehabilitation students.

First Advisor

Jeanelle Louise Dumalag-Atienza

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