How well do canadian distance education students understand plagiarism?

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Abstract

university recognize plagiarised material and how well they paraphrase. It also assesses the types of errors made. Slightly more than half of 420 psychology students correctly selected plagiarised phrases from four multiple choice questions. Only a minority was able to rewrite a phrase properly in their own words. A more diverse sample of university students also had difficulty recognizing plagiarised passages from multiple choice options. The poor ability of students to identify plagiarised passages may suggest poor understanding of the concept. Students may benefit from training to improve their understanding of plagiarism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-248
Number of pages22
JournalInternational Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Distance education
  • Higher education
  • Online learning

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