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Direct linkSoto, Julio G.; Anand, Sulekha; McGee, Elizabeth – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
College students often struggle to understand complex technical language inherent in scientific communication. In some cases, this struggle leads to plagiarism. We performed a statistical analysis to find which teaching strategies are best suited to significantly reducing plagiarism in science courses. (Contains 1 table and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Plagiarism, Communication (Thought Transfer)
