Is it cheating or learning the craft of writing? Using Turnitin to help students avoid plagiarism

dc.creator	Lynne Graham-Matheson
dc.creator	Simon Starr
dc.date	2013-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:06:03Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:06:03Z
dc.identifier	10.3402/rlt.v21i0.17218
dc.identifier	2156-7069
dc.identifier	2156-7077
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/fae7133cbc8743f790249112574d963b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10240
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/fae7133cbc8743f790249112574d963b
dc.description	Plagiarism is a growing problem for universities, many of which are turning to software detection for help in detecting and dealing with it. This paper explores issues around plagiarism and reports on a study of the use of Turnitin in a new university. The purpose of the study was to inform the senior management team about the plagiarism policy and the use of Turnitin. The study found that staff and students largely understood the university's policy and Turnitin's place within it, and were very supportive of the use of Turnitin in originality checking. Students who had not used Turnitin were generally keen to do so. The recommendation to the senior management team, which was implemented, was that the use of Turnitin for originality checking should be made compulsory where possible – at the time of the study the use of Turnitin was at the discretion of programme directors. A further aim of the study was to contribute to the sector's body of knowledge. Prevention of plagiarism through education is a theme identified by Badge and Scott (2009) who conclude an area lacking in research is “investigation of the impact of these tools on staff teaching practices”. Although a number of recent studies have considered educational use of Turnitin they focus on individual programmes or subject areas rather than institutions as a whole and the relationship with policy.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Co-Action
dc.relation	http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/download/17218/pdf_1
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Research in Learning Technology, Vol 21, Iss 0, Pp 1-13 (2013)
dc.subject	higher education
dc.subject	plagiarism
dc.subject	assessment
dc.subject	Turnitin
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Is it cheating or learning the craft of writing? Using Turnitin to help students avoid plagiarism
dc.type	Article