“You may begin answering”, the professor tells the class while they are observing the contents of the test paper. The class analyzes the contents and determine that it is a multiple choice type, so this final exam should be relatively easy compared to other types. As they begin to answer, the sounds of pens scribbling on paper fill the quiet room along with sighs of relief. Everything seems to be going well, although one particular student has more blanks than letters on his paper. He knows that he failed every exam before this one, and his professor knows that he will fail this course if he doesn’t pass this final exam. He did not bother to study the course material weeks or even days before, hence his predicament. Calming himself, he decides …show more content…
One of the solutions is the use of originality checking software. Originality checking software works by cross-checking the submitted paper with its references to determine how similar the work is to the original source by checking lines of text and determining if there is a match (The Limitation of Every Plagiarism Checker, 2011). A few examples of originality checking software are Turnitin and iThenticate. Originality checking software aids professors, teachers, and educators in producing high quality research papers by helping them in detecting potential instances of plagiarism faster. It removes the need to manually search for the original source and read every part of it to check if there are any lifted lines of text. Correcting papers is made easier by accelerating the plagiarism checking process, but no software or tool is perfect. Usage of originality checking software usually requires a subscription fee. For a big university, this may not be a problem, but for smaller colleges, budget may be a big concern. Turnitin also has a character limit of 150,000 and file size limit of 0.5 megabytes, so any file longer and larger than the limit will have to be checked manually. Some software requires the conversion from the .doc format to .txt, which is cumbersome (Anti-plagiarism software pros and cons,
Plagiarism of Electronic material has been very difficult to detect in the past, but new technology has made detecting electronic plagiarism of material such as Internet content, online databases, and e-books possible. Educational institutions are now able to check content submitted by students’ using software such as DupliChecker and Turnitin, which check work against current and archived web pages and databases of previously submitted student work consisting of journals, assignments and essays. Students can also take an active part by checking their work using similar software made available to the public.
The CCCC also worries that programs like Turnitin will make college faculty complacent by shifting responsibility for detecting plagiarism onto technology. It’s only a matter of time before students learn to beat the software. I have personally tested it with my students, asking them to cheat; many of their transgressions went undetected by Turnitin. Students who run originality reports that come out clean may still have made mistakes, but if they rely too heavily on the report, they will not know it.
Ms. Laufer had a difficult decision to make. She has a bright student who was under an extreme amount of stress. Through difficult circumstances he had cheated on an exam he didn’t have the opportunity to prepare for. Should she hold him to the same standard as other students who might not have such a difficult home life? Or should she allow him to make up the test for partial credit, putting herself at risk when dealing with other students who are caught cheating in the future?
I love procrastinating and then cheating and plagiarizing to get my essays and research papers complete on time! The only drawback is a website called turnitin.com Teachers use turnitin.com to check for plagiarism in submitted papers. This website often indicates plagiarism when all the writing is completely original. This is called a "false positive". Although a "false positive" has no negative impact at all on the owners of turnitin.com, it can destroy a students academic future!
It's with a great deal of interest that I've been following the most recent uproar in the blogoshpere about Turnitin.com and about whether or not higher ed is taking the proverbial low ground in the ethical battles by the increasing use of Turnitin. It is my opinion and always has been that there is something fundamentally wrong with the whole process of requiring students to turn in their work to the plagiarism police.
How do professors know when students plagiarize? One big give away is when poor or mediocre writing gives way to extremely sophisticated writing. It is clear that the same person did not author both. Another obvious clue to an instructor that a paper has been plagiarized through extensive copy an pasting is randomly formatted text perhaps still including blue hyperlinks and/or random text unrelated to the paper topic.
With the successful score from the first exam and with my successful strategy to study, I start to overestimate my abilities; I begin to take the lecture less seriously. Overconfident. I ensure myself with the belief in my experienced tactic. Of course, I do listen to lectures, move my pens restless to copy down every bit of what teacher says in my notebook.
Professors should read and judge accordingly. If plagiarism exists, these third-parties provide proof of it. On the other hand, these well known web sites, fail to distinguish between quoted, non-quoted, original writing, paraphrasing or plagiarism. Often students write their own thoughts, conclusions or recollection of events and the tool reads it as copied material. The system analyses by comparing the passage, but it is by no means, absolute.
However, this kind of recognition demands an intense memory on all articles, book and any other types of writings which have been read. Another requirement is that the process of reading should have occurred recently. Otherwise, it would be forgotten. With the amazing improvement on the computer network and the vast amount of source documents available in the Web, the task of recognizing plagiarism is getting beyond the reach of any human cognition.
Plagiarism, or the unaccredited use of another's work or ideas, has become more and more of a problem in recent times than it was in the past. According to statistics found in a survey conducted by the Free Press, 58% of high school students let someone copy their work in 1969, but by 1989 this number had risen to 97%. The expansion of the World Wide Web and the number of people accessing the Web on a regular basis has caused an epidemic of plagiarism in this country, especially among students. This is a serious problem that must be addressed because many students feel that if they are not getting in trouble for cheating, than it is okay.
As it is, examinations are timed written or oral assessments held at the end of an academic term. It serves to asses a student’s knowledge and comprehension of all the subjects he has studied over the course of the term. Rather than tracking a student’s progress over the course of the term, it judges his/her ability over a handful of written or oral pieces. This is obviously not an accurate indication of one’s progress. Take for example the case of an intelligent and dexterous student who never fails to impress teachers and peers alike in his daily homework and assignments, but fell miserably short of the marks when it comes to the examinations, due to unforeseen circumstances that are not within his influence. These so-called “unforeseen circumstances” might be familial problems t...
turn it around, and he may begin to over study. When a student starts to
Plagiarism is a very serious issue because it can affect the learning of many students. For example teachers and principals in an academic institute are very strict towards this matter so, it can lead to many consequences such as suspension, failure or even the risk of being expelled from a school and possibly even a school board. To avoid these consequences it is important to avoid plagiarizing, which can be a very hard thing to do for people who consistently rely on someone else’s work. There are many different ways to avoid plagiarism such as, making sure what the source is trying to say in order to fulfill the task assigned.
Another way to correct plagiarism is to quote and give credit where credit is due. If the student takes someone’s own words and uses them in a paper he or she better put quotation marks around the quote and disclose to whom the quote belonged to.
when a student will not shoot for an A on a quiz. It's human nature to succeed,