Evaluation of a four-prong anti-plagiarism program and the incidence of plagiarism
A five-year retrospective study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19378103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joy Levine (0000-0001-7441-9064, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA, corresponding author), Vanessa K Pazdernik (0000-0001-7566-7334, Department of Research Support, A.T. Still University, Kirksville, MO, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1094-1105 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2938 • E-ISSN: 1469-297X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02602938.2018.1434127 |
| OpenAlex | W2785659258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 31 |
Maintaining academic integrity and preventing students from cheating and plagiarising academic work are challenges faced by higher education institutions. These areas have become even more problematic with the growth of the Internet and readily available information, which increase the temptation for students to copy and paste information directly into academic work. Institutions have turned to various strategies to mitigate these aspects. This retrospective research study examined a four-prong anti-plagiarism programme and its impact on the incidence of plagiarism in a Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy programme. The results showed that, using a combination of a structured education module related to plagiarism, Turnitin plagiarism detection software, implementation of policies and procedures, and support from the institution’s writing centre resulted in significant differences in the rate of plagiarism (P < .001) over the five-year period. The rate of plagiarism in year 1 (0.96%) was 2.7 (95% CI, 1.4–5.3) times the rate in year 5 (0.35%, P = .004). The rates of plagiarism in years 2, 3, and 4 were 0.74, 0.35, and 0.30%, respectively. Using a combination of these strategies may help higher education institutions address episodes of plagiarism and improve academic integrity
Academic Dishonesty · Academic integrity · Cheating · Higher education · Institution · Medical education · Plagiarism detection · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Temptation · The Internet · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.86 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |