Academic Dishonesty of Muslim Students Using Rasch Model Measurement

Academic dishonesty behavior of students has the potential to instigate corruption in the workforce. This study aims to measure the academic dishonesty of Muslim students using the Rasch measurement model. The participants involved are 566 Muslim students. The instrument of the study is the Academic Dishonesty Scale. Data were analyzed using the Rasch Model. The study found that academic dishonesty behavior that was easily carried out by Muslim students was copying and changing several sentences/lines/images/words and phrases from other sources (-1.74 log it), taking help from others to complete assignments (-1.63 log it), using online resources in assignments/personal education projects without quoting the author (-1.57 log it), and using body signals/cues to retrieve answers from friends (-1.50 log it).The most frequent dimensions of academic dishonesty that is easily done by Muslim students, are plagiarism (-0.97 log it) and falsification (-0.51 log it).