Students’ views on plagiarism and plagiarism detection systems

Remmik, Marvi; Tasa, Tiina; Roos, Liana; Löfström, Erika

doi:10.12697/eha.2019.7.1.07

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“…In previous studies, the following topics were examined: students' opinions about plagiarism in general (Demiraslan Çevik & Barın, 2015;Kocdar, Karadeniz, Peytcheva-Forsyth, & Stoeva, 2018;Park, 2003;Remmik, Tasa, Rets & Ilya, 2018;Roos & Löfström, 2019;Toki & Tafiadis, 2014), the effects of teaching similarity-detection software programs (Heckler, Rice and Bryan, 2013;Löfström & Kupila, 2013;Nova and Utami, 2018;Rieber, 2017;Rolfe, 2011), and less frequently the topics of academic ethics and how to avoid plagiarism (Barrett ve Malcolm, 2006;Holt, Fagerheim, & Durham, 2014;Shang, 2018). The effects of antiplagiarism trainings presented to students in these experimental studies were evaluated in a quantitative context.…”

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Can Plagiarism Detected by Software be Prevented through Education? An Experimental Study with Preschool Teacher Candidates

Ersan¹,

Uslu²

2020

IJTES

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In this study, the effect of science and research ethics course on preschool teacher candidates’ possible plagiarism behaviors was examined. Fifteen teacher candidates were asked to prepare a written assignment (pre-test) before the start of the course. Similarly, a second written assignment (post-test) was taken at the end of the course which took approximately 12 weeks. Both assignments received from teacher candidates were evaluated in two similarity/plagiarism software programs and the similarity rates of each student's homework were calculated as a percentage. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to test whether there was a significant difference between these percentage scores in terms of pre-test and post-test. In addition, teacher candidates’ pre-test and post-test assignments were subjected to document analysis in the context of the matches determined by similarity/plagiarism software programs. According to the findings of the study, it was seen that science and research ethics course could have an effect on possible plagiarism behaviors of teacher candidates. The findings of the study were discussed regarding similarity/plagiarism software programs, course period and literature. Suggestions were made to help teacher candidates and to those who are concerned about avoiding unethical practices.

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Can Plagiarism Detected by Software be Prevented through Education? An Experimental Study with Preschool Teacher Candidates

Ersan¹,

Uslu²

2020

IJTES

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“…While the issue of plagiarism has received a lot of attention in higher education contexts (e.g., Refs. [53][54][55]), it has received much less attention in general education (e.g., [56][57][58]).…”

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Using Wikipedia to Develop 21st Century Skills: Perspectives from General Education Students

Remmik,

Siiman,

Reinsalu

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Education Sciences

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to find out how and why students use Wikipedia and what their attitudes are towards Wikipedia as a source of information for learning. Methodology: The article is based on a quantitative study in which 381 Estonian school children participated in filling out an online survey. The questionnaire included both multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Findings: Statistical analyses and responses to open-ended questions showed that students often use Wikipedia as a primary source of information, but that their use of the site for learning tasks is guided by teachers’ attitudes and perceptions towards Wikipedia. Students perceive Wikipedia as a quick and convenient source of information but are uncertain about its reliability. Under teachers’ guidance, they have learnt to search for information and to be source-critical, while more attention is needed to develop academic literacy, including both text comprehension and text composition. Value: As there is still very little research on how Wikipedia is used for learning purposes in general education schools, the results of the study contribute to further discussion on the potential of Wikipedia as an innovative teaching tool for different subjects.

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Students’ views on plagiarism and plagiarism detection systems

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Can Plagiarism Detected by Software be Prevented through Education? An Experimental Study with Preschool Teacher Candidates

Can Plagiarism Detected by Software be Prevented through Education? An Experimental Study with Preschool Teacher Candidates

Using Wikipedia to Develop 21st Century Skills: Perspectives from General Education Students

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