Abstract
This study explores promoting academic integrity in primary public-school through an exploratory mixed-method design. The approach involves an initial qualitative phase followed by a quantitative phase. More specifically, it aimed to construct, develop and evaluate the dimensions of promoting academic integrity in primary public-school scale. In the qualitative phase, there were seven teachers who participated in the in-depth interview and ten teachers participated in the focus group discussion. There were five themes that emerged from the interview that put emphasis on classroom policies and academic integrity guidelines, innovative classroom assessments and fair evaluation practices, student workshops and classroom discussions, integration of educational technologies to support integrity, and teacher-student partnerships and community involvement. A 100-item new approaches of teaching scale were also constructed based from the results of the interview. In the quantitative phase, 200 questionnaire responses were analyzed for exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Results showed five underlying dimensions of promoting academic integrity in primary public-school. A total of five themes on dimensions of promoting academic integrity in primary public-school questionnaire was developed which are Integration of Educational Technologies to Support Integrity with a total of 21 items, Innovative Classroom Assessments and Fair Evaluation Practices with a total of 15 items, Student Workshops and Classroom Discussions with a total of 14 items, Classroom Policies and Academic Integrity Guidelines with a total of 13 items, and Teacher-Student Partnerships and Community Involvement with a total of 14 items and the overall the scale has a total of 77-item questionnaire. This study recommended that future initiatives aimed at promoting academic integrity in primary public schools should incorporate a multifaceted approach, integrating innovative assessment methods, fair evaluation practices, student workshops, and classroom discussions. By combining these strategies, educators can create a comprehensive framework that addresses various aspects of academic integrity, from raising awareness and understanding to fostering practical skills and ethical decision-making.