Indonesian Undergraduate Students’ Perception Of Plagiarism: A Survey Study

Abstract

This study aimed to identify students' perceptions of plagiarism in an English language education department at a private university in Indonesia. This study was designed as a survey study. This study focuses on the perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate students. The study used quantitative research that the method of the questionnaire. The participants in this study are 103 students who were taking Academic Reading and Writing classes. The data were collected using a 22-item questionnaire on plagiarism awareness adapted from Jereb et al. (2018). The students which were filled questionnaire on Google Forms by giving a score of 1-5 on 5 aspects. The findings show that most students are aware of plagiarism even if it is wrong. Several factors of plagiarism occur, named students have a lack of knowledge of plagiarism or some demands from teachers or institutions.