Academic Integrity and Religiosity

Abstract

—Academic integrity gives important contribution in developing high quality of education. One of important factors that contribute to academic integrity is religion, with religiosity as the expression of religion implementation. This present research focused on examining correlation between religiosity and academic integrity in students of SMK “X” Magelang. One hundred grade X, XI and XII boarding school students were participated in this research. Purposive sampling was used as sampling technique. The correlation between variables was measured by Academic Integrity Scale and Religiosity Scale. Result of Spearman Rho technique analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between academic integrity and religiousity, with correlation coefficient r xy = 0,526, and p < 0,000. This means that the higher level of subject religiosityshows the higher level of subjects academic integrity. Result of analysis also showed the effective contribution of religiosity, that was 27,7%. Thus, there were other variables contribute to academic integrity such as age, gender, education, intelligence, ethnicity, and so forth.