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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: A Study of Anti-Plagiarism Detection Software in the Classroom

 

Abstract

This paper examines a problem increasingly seen in academia: students submitting plagiarized work as their own. The article reports findings of an evaluation of university student work using an electronic plagiarism detection service “Turnitin.com.” Discussed is a comprehensive definition of plagiarism, the culture of plagiarism, the use of detection software and the value of the software as a means to establishing an anti-plagiarism environment in the classroom.

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John T. Self

John T. Self, PhD, Associate Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Jeff Brown, EdD, Assistant Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)

Jeff Brown

John T. Self, PhD, Associate Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Jeff Brown, EdD, Assistant Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)

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