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In Other (People's) Words: Plagiarism by university students--literature and lessons

PARK, CHRIS·2003·Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
DOI 10.1080/02602930301677
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This paper reviews the literature on plagiarism by students, much of it based on North American experience, to discover what lessons it holds for institutional policy and practice within institutions of higher education in the UK. It explores seven themes: the meaning and context of plagiarism, the nature of plagiarism by students, how do students perceive plagiarism, how big a problem is student plagiarism, why do students cheat, what challenges are posed by digital plagiarism and is there a need to promote academic integrity? It is concluded that plagiarism is doubtless common and getting more so (particularly with increased access to digital sources, including the Internet), that there are multiple reasons why students plagiarise and that students often rationalise their cheating behaviour and downplay the importance of plagiarism by themselves and their peers. It is also concluded that there is a growing need for UK institutions to develop cohesive frameworks for dealing with student plagiarism that are based on prevention supported by robust detection and penalty systems that are transparent and applied consistently.

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Authors
PARK, C.
Venue
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2003-10
Volume
28
Issue
5
Pages
471-488
ISSN
  • 0260-2938 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-297X
DOI
10.1080/02602930301677
OpenAlex
W2098862431
Cited by
892
References
83
FWCI
36.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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