He responds politely, but he is adamant that he has never been on the site. I schedule a meeting with him. Plagiarism frustrates me not only because it is cheating but also because it makes me feel as though my teaching has fallen short. As a teacher, I have agency to address these issues. My response to plagiarism addresses four forces that lead a student to plagiarize. Students are sometimes maddened by the lumpy, inelegant sound of their writing.
They read the words of someone with years of experience that sound so much more fluid. They might experiment with switching out a few synonyms or just paste the passage into their document.
I tell my students that they have to write like a ninth grader before they can write like a tenth grader.
The trick is to keep writing, in their own voice and with their own words. There are no shortcuts. How do I apply? Close Recent News. November 8, November 4, About Us. Recent News. Why Students Plagiarize Plagiarism is a difficult concept to define because it encompasses a wide range of actions from merely writing incorrect citations to the wholesale theft of someone else's work or ideas. Reasons for Plagiarizing For printable handouts and writing tips, please click Handouts for Students.
Writing and Research Skills Lack of research skills -- many undergraduate students do not know how to search the library catalog, search databases for journal articles, or use other reference sources. Faculty can help students acquire these skills by working in conjunction with their library.
These sessions introduce students to the library and teach them how to search the library catalog and databases. In addition, the MGA Library offers reference services on a daily basis. Problems evaluating Internet sources -- many students do not know how to critically evaluate Internet sources and this can impact on the research process and the student's writing. It is important to remember that there is no quality control on the Internet!
For a printable handout on what to look for when evaluating information found on the Web, please click Handouts for Students. The problem is magnified when students need to paraphrase unfamiliar vocabulary and technical terms. A study published in Psychological Reports found that "students will use writing strategies that result in plagiarism when they face the task of paraphrasing advanced technical text for which they may lack the proper cognitive resources with which to process it" Roig The inability to distinguish between plagiarized text and paraphrased text, and incorrectly citing sources, are often the root causes of unintentional plagiarism.
For a printable handout on how to distinguish between plagiarism and paraphrasing, please click Handouts for Students. Confusion about terminology -- "Terminology is another problem that perplexes students and compounds their confusion and anxiety. Many do not understand the difference between a report and an essay, between exposition and argumentation, between a theme and a thesis.
And 'analyze' and 'discuss' must surely rank at the top of the list of all-time confusing terms" Robertson D4. Instructions on assignments should be clear, concise, and easy to understand. Careless notetaking -- many students inadvertently plagiarize while doing preliminary research.
During the notetaking phase paraphrased material and directly quoted material can easily be mixed up if students aren't careful. At a later date when students begin writing their essay they may no longer be able to distinguish what material is theirs and what material came from their sources. In addition, the student may have written incomplete or incorrect bibliographic information and cannot locate the source they quoted to ensure that they have not plagiarized.
To alleviate this problem some writers use only direct quotations while taking notes. Since they do not have enough time, they copy from others.
Sometimes they do add citations but the amount of quotes is so large that it becomes clear students put no effort into it. Another reason is unorganized notes. Students make poor or no notes and when they finally start to work on the assignment, they make blunders.
Most commonly, students add improper citations. Students should be taught time management skills and make the most out of them. Making timetables can be helpful. To-do lists are also very common among students when it comes to time management.
While searching, students should make organized notes with proper citations. For the speedy process, the student can use an online wordpad for simultaneous research and note-taking. One of the most common reasons due to which students plagiarize is laziness.
This happens due to the lack of productivity. Students know they can copy and do not work hard. It is unfair to those students who work hard. Teachers should teach their students about the importance of hard work. Along with that, students should know how false the act of plagiarism is.
Another reason why students plagiarize is that they do not know the importance of unique assignments and they are not exquisitely knowledgeable about plagiarism. In that case, students should proofread their assignments and exam papers before final submission.
A plagiarism checker can be used to remove any chance of accidental plagiarism. After December , when the covid pandemic started to spread on earth, the trend of online learning reached its heights. Almost all the institutes around the globe have shifted to remote institutes. Where there are many advantages of online learning, its disadvantages cannot be ignored. The most highlighted one is plagiarism in online exams and assignments. It is seen that students of the same course sit together and take online exams.
They help each other or in other words cheat. Similarly, when students spend so much time on the net, they also use it to write assignments.
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