Attitudes and Conduct Regarding Research Ethics in Inquiry Activities in Lower Secondary School Science via Analysis of Questionnaire Survey Statements and Evaluation Questions

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This research aims to clarify lower secondary students' attitudes toward research ethics and their actual conduct in inquiry activities.
Developed a questionnaire addressing attitudes and conduct regarding research ethics with 25 attitude items and 14 conduct items.
Conducted a survey with 316 students in the second and third years of lower secondary school.
Included evaluation questions regarding potential misconduct in inquiry activities.
Students showed a high awareness of the ethical issues related to research misconduct.
Despite the high awareness, many students described practices that could be seen as misconduct, particularly in terms of plagiarism.

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Survey explores students' ethics attitudes and misconduct in science inquiry, suggesting areas for improvement.

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KATSURAGI et al. (2026) studied this question.

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