tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581298071221034784.post5863302972368044097..comments2023-07-02T07:30:13.312-07:00Comments on Gender in the Victorian Era: Preventing Plagiarism...How? Alicia Tovarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389000628776260370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581298071221034784.post-11707990394494221752013-03-11T21:58:24.299-07:002013-03-11T21:58:24.299-07:00I completely agree that explicit knowledge about p...I completely agree that explicit knowledge about plagiarism is the key!<br /><br />I like to walk my students through techniques of accessing and using various sources. I model for them how I might use or quote sources. <br /><br />I also like to present situations to my students and let them discuss whether or not the situation is okay. <br /><br />Plagiarism is not an easy thing to identify and often depends on the context of the situation. We need to help our students understand this! Alicia Tovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389000628776260370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581298071221034784.post-28363781274298938682013-03-11T21:55:43.646-07:002013-03-11T21:55:43.646-07:00As a fellow high school English teacher here are a...As a fellow high school English teacher here are a few things that I do to help prevent my students from plagiarizing. <br /><br />1. Create assignments with authentic audiences <br /> (Often I simply use their peers)<br /><br />2. Require several steps to writing their paper: topic explanation, research plan, outline of paper, rough draft, revised rough draft, final draft<br /><br />3. Require various types of source materials: books, articles, <br /> journals (especially recent articles) <br /><br />4. Students must include a specific material I tell them to include. This may be some research article I think is critical for their conversation or a book/story I want them to analyze--it varies. <br /><br />Overall, I think there is nothing better you can do than provide students with explicit knowledge and conversations about plagiarism. Alicia Tovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389000628776260370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581298071221034784.post-67471403658669834302013-03-11T21:48:19.863-07:002013-03-11T21:48:19.863-07:00In my University, we often use an introductory ass...In my University, we often use an introductory assignment in lower-level Accounting classes. <br /><br />The students complete an online workshop that describes the nature of plagiarism, the consequences of plagiarizing, and how students can avoid doing it. They also read a referencing guide for further clarification. <br /><br />After this preparation, students are given an essay written by the faculty based on an accounting topic. This essay includes several references: web articles, academic journals, a newspaper, professional publications, etc. In this essay are 10 examples of plagiarism. <br /><br />Using the original sources, students identify and correct these examples of plagiarism. They must also write a correctly referenced conclusion to the essay. <br /><br />With this assignment in place, the number of plagiarism cases detected have been drastically reduced. <br /><br />I believe because this assignment raises awareness and clarification about plagiarism, students are more likely and able to avoid it. Alicia Tovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389000628776260370noreply@blogger.com