Effects of an educational intervention on scientific integrity in university students

Authors

  • Luz D. Mamani-Cahuata Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Perú
  • Jorge Luis Mercado Portal Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Perú
  • Sively Luz Mercado Mamani Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad Del Cusco, Perú
  • Emanuele Valenti Universidad de Warwick, Facultad de Medicina de Warwick, División de Salud Mental y Bienestar, Reino Unido.
  • Lucía Begazo Muñoz del Carpio Universidad Católica de Santa María, Escuela de Publicidad y Multimedia, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Luis Fernando Ramos-Vargas Universidad Católica de Santa María, Escuela de Psicología, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Percy Herrera-Añazco Universidad Privada del Norte, Trujillo, Peru
  • Tomás Caycho-Rodriguez Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
  • Agueda Rossangella Munoz del Carpio Toia Universidad Católica de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52379/mcs.v8i3.426

Keywords:

education, scientific integrity, students

Abstract

Introduction:  Universities have an essential role in shaping scientific integrity in their students. Despite its importance, few interventions have been studied to improve it. Objective: To evaluate the effects of an educational intervention on scientific integrity in university students in the southern region of Peru.  Methodology: An educational intervention was applied in three phases (pretest, intervention, and post-test). Robust comparison tests were applied for dependent samples, as well as AKP effect size measures. Mixed ANOVA tests were applied. Pairwise comparisons were used using Bonferroni's adjusted p. method. Results: A total of 402 students (63.93% female) participated. The comparison of dependent samples between the post-test and pretest measures found statistically significant differences in the knowledge dimension (tyuen = 3.93; gl = 240; p < .001; AKP = 0.22 [95% CI: 0.12 – 0.33]) and in the practical dimension (tyuen = 4.88; gl = 240; p < .001; AKP = 0.30 [95% CI: 0.20 – 0.42]) and region (2,392) = 4.16, p < .001, ?2 = 0.008. Discussion: The intervention was effective according to the post-test evaluation, with some regional differences.

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Author Biography

Tomás Caycho-Rodriguez, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru

Tomás Caycho-Rodriguez

Universidad Privada del Norte, Trujillo, Peru

Psychologist from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM). Master in Psychology, with a mention in Educational Psychology from UNMSM. Doctor in Psychology from the University of San Martín de Porres (USMP). Senior Researcher at the Scientific University of the South. Distinguished Researcher of CONCYTEC (No. P0016974). Research Internships in the United States, Argentina and Chile. He has been a visiting postgraduate professor at the Catholic University of Maule (Chile). Member of the College of Psychologists of Peru, Peruvian Educational Research Society (SIEP), Inter-American Society of Psychology (SIP, national representative), American Psychological Association (APA, United States), Association for the Advancement of Psychological Science (AACP, Argentina ) and founding member of the Peruvian Society for the History of Psychology (SPHP). Peer evaluator for numerous national and international psychology journals. His topics of interest are: psychometrics, psychological evaluation, history of psychology and positive psychology.

 

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