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CITE. Plagiarism: the cut and paste generation. April Faculty Meeting. What is plagiarism?. According to Webster’s dictionary, plagiarism is…. Do you think it’s happening in your classroom?. According to the website Plagiarism.org
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Plagiarism: the cut and paste generation April Faculty Meeting
What is plagiarism? According to Webster’s dictionary, plagiarism is…
Do you think it’s happening in your classroom? According to the website Plagiarism.org • “Recent studies indicate that approximately 30 percent of all students may be plagiarizing on every written assignment they complete.” • “A national survey published in Education Week found: • -54% of students admitted to plagiarizing from the internet; • -74% of students admitted that at least once during the past school year they had engaged in "serious" cheating; • -47% of students believe their teachers sometimes choose to ignore students who are cheating.”
South Middle School’s Plagiarism Policy Let’s take a look at our current school policy… • At the beginning of every year, students and parents are required to sign and return this form to the English department. • It is located on South Middle’s website if you’d like to further review the policy.
Intentional vs. Unintentional • Even though the students are aware that intentionally plagiarizing is against school policy, students and parents need to know that unintentional plagiarism is just as serious. • Unintentional plagiarism usually results from poor note-taking, lack of paraphrasing skills and not knowing how to properly cite sources.
Prevention is easier than prosecution • Redesigning projects/assignments • Emphasizing and repeated practice of note-taking and paraphrasing skills • Checkpoints • Emphasis on avoiding plagiarism as a life-long skill • Examples of real life situations/consequences Want to be scared?
HPP vs. LPP • High Probability of Plagiarism • Does not emphasize higher level thinking • Requires only facts, not analysis • Often starts with “tell about…” • Generic, lack relevance to student • All information can be retrieved from a single source Luscre, Anthony. Technology Ethics, 2010
HPP vs. LPP • Low Probability of Plagiarism • Stress higher level thinking skills/creativity • Use terms such as: compare, contrast, evaluate, effects of, interpret, document, etc. • Involves a variety of information finding activities/sources Luscre, Anthony. Technology Ethics, 2010
HPP vs. LPP • Low Probability of Plagiarism • Gives students choices/relevant to students life • Can be collaborative • Include a technological element (ie. Graph, video, photos, etc.) Luscre, Anthony. Technology Ethics, 2010
HPP vs. LPP • Utilize formats that use multiple senses • Provide students with a rubric detailing performance and expectations Luscre, Anthony. Technology Ethics, 2010
Examples of HPP vs. LPP • HPP • My research is about an assigned animal. • My research is about an assigned state. • My research is about any subject of my choosing, I do not need to accomplish a specific task with my report. (research questions not defined) Luscre, Anthony. Technology Ethics, 2010 • LPP • How can our school stop the growth of the population of unwanted and abandoned pets in our community? • How might middle schools change or enhance their curricula to better prepare students for the challenges of our digital world? • My research draws conclusions, weighs possible solutions and describes potential actions.
Note-taking and Paraphrasing • Don’t assume students have these skills • Need to be practiced and implemented into many different lessons • Encourage students to take responsibility once these methods have been taught • Use the library as a resource!!
Checkpoints • Ask students to hand in pieces of the project/assignment at different times. • If plagiarism is suspected at the checkpoints, address it as a learning opportunity and give student a chance to correct mistakes. • May create more work for the teacher but the end result will be of higher quality and the likelihood of plagiarism will be much lower.
Why do I need to know this? • Use real life examples to prove to students that this is a serious subject. • NY Times journalist, Jayson Blair, was accused and found guilty of plagiarizing from another journalist’s story. He was forced to resign from the newspaper. • Harvard student, KaavyaViswanathan, was accused of plagiarizing in her novel, How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life.She lost her publishing contract and all copies of her book were destroyed.
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