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Combating Plagiarism in the Classroom
When you begin using the internet, digital text and multimedia, copy and paste quickly becomes an asset to the average teacher. Then suddenly you realize that you are not only plagiarizing, you are teaching students to plagiarize as well. Everyone of us has been there. It is so easy to simply highlight and copy a sentence or two. So how do we deal with it in the classroom? Use the information found on the following sites to develop a strategy for developing strong independent writers in your classroom.
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From Bloom, et al., 1956
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As teachers we tend to ask questions in the "knowledge" category 80% to 90% of the time. These questions are not bad, but using them all the time is. Try to utilize higher order level of questions. These questions require much more "brain power" and a more extensive and elaborate answer.
By using higher order thinking questions, we are providing opportunities for students to express the knowledge they have gathered in a way that can only be answered in relationship to themselves and their experiences. This is much more difficult to do with the “copy-paste” strategies we have come to rely on.
“An instructor can largely avoid the issue of plagiarism by giving assignments that require personal knowledge or that compel students to provide regular accounts of their studies.”
Make sure you are teaching your students about what plagiarism is and how to paraphrase without copying. This article explains how and give a number of sites and activities to encourage students to use their own words.
