What is cyber plagiarism?
Cyber plagiarism occurs when a person uses internet technology to locate, copy, and submit the work of another without citing the source of information. Access to the internet has quickly increased over the past decade. With a quick touch of a button students have access to a world of information through the internet. The statistics below may or may not surprise you but it is a beginning look into the digital world of plagiarism. Below is a short two minute digital story that quickly sums up plagiarism, why it happens and how we can stop it.
Cyber plagiarism occurs when a person uses internet technology to locate, copy, and submit the work of another without citing the source of information. Access to the internet has quickly increased over the past decade. With a quick touch of a button students have access to a world of information through the internet. The statistics below may or may not surprise you but it is a beginning look into the digital world of plagiarism. Below is a short two minute digital story that quickly sums up plagiarism, why it happens and how we can stop it.
Statistics
A national survey published in Education Week found that 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; and 47% of students believe their teachers sometimes choose to ignore students who are cheating. (Academic Paradigms, 2014) A poll conducted by US News and World Reports found that 90% of students believe that cheaters are either never caught or have never been appropriately disciplined. (Academic Paradigms, 2014) A study by The Center for Academic Integrity found that almost 80% of college students admit to cheating at least once. (Academic Paradigms, 2014) You can find more statistics at Plagiarism.org. |
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