Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Session Three:How They Plagiarize—and Why
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Case Study: Student Voices
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Plagiarism
What Are We Talking About?
Student Choices
Pressure: Grades
Ease
Intent
Pressure: Time
Turnitin.com
Failing, rewriting?
Punitive response
Teacher Choices
Assignments
Assumptions
Expectations
Pressure: Time
Ease
Intent
Culture
Systems
Honor Codes
Ethics Gap
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
My School: How Students Plagiarize
Term Paper M
ills
Cutting and Pasting
Peer Copying
Rearranging W
ords
Making Up Sources
Never Plagiariz
ed
5%
25%
42%
83%
19% 15%
My School: How Students Plagiarize
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
What’s on the menu?
Ordering in (Term Paper Mills)
Sure, I cooked that (Copying)
The sampler platter (Cut and Paste)
Artificial Sweetener (Substitution)
Is this from scratch? (Paraphrasing)
My mom cooked it (Too Much Help)
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
YOU NEED TO KNOW: How Widespread Is the Problem?The following statistics represent the percentage of students who:
• have engaged in cut-and-paste plagiarism: 40 percent (Muha 2003)• say internet plagiarism “is not a serious issue”: 77 percent (Campbell 2007)• have submitted a paper taken, in large part or in whole, from a term paper mill or website: 15 percent (iParadigms 2007)• have copied a few sentences from a website without citing the source: 52 percent (iParadigms 2007)• consider copying a few sentences without citation a “serious” offense: 35 percent (College Administration Publications n.d.)
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Downloadingan entire
paper onlineCutting and pasting to make an
entire essay
Making up sources
Peer copyingSubstituting words in a sentence
Cutting and pasting a
sentence or two
Working with a partner too
closely Poor paraphrasing
skills
Including sources in a bibliography but failing to cite in-text
Taking material directly from a
textbook to answer a homework question
Intentional Plagiarism
Unintentional Plagiarism
copying, cheating
poor paraphrasi
ng
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Top Ten: Signs that a student has plagiarized
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Study Guide Questions 3.4, 3.5, 3.8
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
What’s the Main Reason Your Students Plagiarize?
A. It’s easy to do / they get lazy
B. They’re confused / it’s a mistake
C. They feel pressure about grades
D. They get behind on deadlines
E. Everyone does it, so they do it too
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
40%
24%
34%
1% 1%
My School: Why Students Pla-giarize
Ease/Laziness Pressure: deadlinesPressure: grades Confusion: processCulture/everyone does it
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
The value of a student survey
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Case Study: Andrew
Prompt Attention How they plagiarize—and why
Top Ten: Reasons students give for plagiarizing