In today’s classroom the computer gives students the ability to search the web for ideas and to explore. However this also allows students the opportunity to be dishonest along the way in their own work. Academic Integrity in the classroom today is extremely important. One way students break this rule is by plagiarizing. Plagiarism is the act of taking another's work and not giving the original author credit. Today, because we use the internet in education, plagiarism has increased in classrooms around the world. Thus making it incredibly easy for students to have the ability to copy and paste, rather than using their own work. Plagiarism most times is intentional: some students may choose to download a paper or copy full reports. However when it is not intentional, such as paraphrasing, but still not giving the original author any credit, students should still be aware of what they have done.
Plagiarism can be detected in many ways. For example teachers may notice that the students own voice is not represented in their paper. The paper may also have different font, spacing and margins. Plagiarism can also be detected if a teacher is knowledgeable about the topic and has read the information before. Teachers may use many approaches to maintain academic integrity with all of their students. With this said teachers may ask for parent involvement and ask that parents help proof read and go over their paper with their child. It is also extremely essential to hold a classroom discussion about plagiarism and make your points clear and concise so there is no confusion. When giving assignments teachers should require specific questions to be answered, as well as have their students use one or two other sources from books. A new option now is to use detection software, a program that allows you to scan your student’s paper for originality. Plagiarism is not a new form of academic dishonesty; it has become overly easy for students to do so. Plagiarism is a serious offense and should not be taken lightly.
Hello Lindsey! I really liked your presentation on plagiarism. I thought your power point was very well done with a lot of informative information. In the future, I would suggest making the font size a bit larger and put fewer words on one slide. As far as the article goes, I definitely agree that it is getting easier for students to plagiarize. I’m glad that the article gave reference to ways teachers can identify if their students have been plagiarizing or not. This information will be very useful for us in the future, especially for those going into higher education. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsey. I agree. Plagiarism is such a big problem, because you want to know that your students are actually learning the lesson you are teaching them and not just copying someone else's ideas. It would defeat the purpose if students felt that they didn't have to put in the time and actually do the work. Also, I really enjoyed your powerpoint presentation.
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