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- Title
University Students' and Instructors' Paraphrasing and Citation Knowledge and Practices.
- Authors
Schwabl, Krista; Rossiter, Marian; Abbott, Marilyn
- Abstract
Plagiarism is a widespread concern at post-secondary institutions (Perry, 2010). University students are expected to avoid plagiarism by citing sources and paraphrasing appropriately. Their written work, however, often contains "patchwriting" (a type of plagiarism) that involves deleting/replacing words and/or altering structures in copied texts (Howard, 1995). Nine university instructors and 66 of their students responded to surveys addressing perceptions of paraphrasing and citation and recommendations for developing these skills. Responses revealed variations in perceptions of acceptable paraphrasing, particularly for patchwriting. Participants recommended paraphrasing workshops or online courses to provide more explicit instruction and guidance for both instructors and students.
- Subjects
PLAGIARISM; COLLEGE student attitudes; COLLEGE teachers; PARAPHRASE; ONLINE education
- Publication
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2013, Vol 59, Issue 3, p401
- ISSN
0002-4805
- Publication type
Article