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Session Three: How They Plagiarize—and Why. Case Study: Student Voices. What Are We Talking About?. Pressure: Time. Pressure: Grades. Intent. Intent. Pressure: Time. Ease. Ease. Teacher Choices. Student Choices. Culture. Plagiarism. Systems. Assignments. Turnitin.com. Honor Codes.
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Session Three: How They Plagiarize—and Why
What Are We Talking About? Pressure: Time Pressure: Grades Intent Intent Pressure: Time Ease Ease Teacher Choices Student Choices Culture Plagiarism Systems Assignments Turnitin.com Honor Codes Assumptions Failing, rewriting? Ethics Gap Expectations Punitive response
What’s on the menu? Ordering in (Term Paper Mills) Sure, I cooked that (Copying) The sampler platter (Cut and Paste) Artificial Sweetener (Substitution) Is this from scratch? (Paraphrasing) My mom cooked it (Too Much Help)
YOU NEED TO KNOW: How Widespread Is the Problem? • The following statistics represent the percentage of students who: • have engaged in cut-and-paste plagiarism: 40 percent (Muha2003) • say internet plagiarism “is not a serious issue”: 77 percent (Campbell 2007) • have submitted a paper taken, in large part or in whole, from a term paper mill or website: 15 percent (iParadigms2007) • have copied a few sentences from a website without citing the source: 52 percent (iParadigms2007) • consider copying a few sentences without citation a “serious” offense: 35 percent (College Administration Publications n.d.)
Intentional Plagiarism copying, cheating Downloading an entire paper online Cutting and pasting to make an entire essay Making up sources Substituting words in a sentence Peer copying Cutting and pasting a sentence or two Including sources in a bibliography but failing to cite in-text Working with a partner too closely Taking material directly from a textbook to answer a homework question Poor paraphrasing skills poor paraphrasing Unintentional Plagiarism
What’s the Main Reason Your Students Plagiarize? A. It’s easy to do / they get lazy B. They’re confused / it’s a mistake C. They feel pressure about grades D. They get behind on deadlines E. Everyone does it, so they do it too