ERIC Number: EJ1090567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1539-1523
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Turnitin Systems: A Deterrent to Plagiarism in College Classrooms
Heckler, Nina C.; Rice, Margaret; Bryan, C. Hobson
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v45 n3 p229-248 2013
Computer technology and the Internet now make plagiarism an easier enterprise. As a result, faculty must be more diligent in their efforts to mitigate the practice of academic integrity, and institutions of higher education must provide the leadership and support to ensure the context for it. This study explored the use of a plagiarism detection system to deter digital plagiarism. Findings suggest that when students were aware that their work would be run through a detection system, they were less inclined to plagiarize. These findings suggest that, regardless of class standing, gender, and college major, recognition by the instructor of the nature and extent of the plagiarism problem and acceptance of responsibility for deterring it are pivotal in reducing the problem.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Writing Evaluation, Plagiarism, Ethics, Cheating, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, College Students, Writing Assignments, Statistical Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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