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ERIC Number: EJ767170
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 19
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1469-7874
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Turnitin[R]: The Student Perspective on Using Plagiarism Detection Software
Dahl, Stephan
Active Learning in Higher Education, v8 n2 p173-191 2007
Recently there has been an increasing interest in plagiarism detection systems, such as the web-based Turnitin system. However, no study has so far tried to look at how students react towards those systems being used. This exploratory study examines the attitudes of students on a postgraduate module after using Turnitin as their standard way of submitting work and getting feedback. Overall, students reacted positively towards the system. However, the study also found evidence of a group of students who were less positive, which seemed to be a result of their insecurity about how to quote correctly. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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