Some students plagiarism tricks, and tips for effective check

One of the main goals of assignments in the academic environment is to assess the students’ knowledge and mastery of a specific topic, and it is crucial to ensure that the work is original and has been solely made by the students to assess their competence acquisition. Therefore, Text-Matching Softw...

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Published in:International journal for educational integrity 2021-12, Vol.17 (1), p.1-12, Article 15
Main Authors: Elkhatat, Ahmed M., Elsaid, Khaled, Almeer, Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assignments
Cheating
Computer Software
Education
Ethics
Higher Education
Identification
Integrity
International and Comparative Education
Original Article
Plagiarism
Plagiarism tricks
Plagiarism-detection software
Program Effectiveness
Students
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Summary:One of the main goals of assignments in the academic environment is to assess the students’ knowledge and mastery of a specific topic, and it is crucial to ensure that the work is original and has been solely made by the students to assess their competence acquisition. Therefore, Text-Matching Software Products (TMSPs) are used by academic institutes to ensure academic integrity and address plagiarism. However, some students find ways to trick TMSP S . In this paper, files with the common tricks students do to beat TMSP S have been created and investigates with nine academic level TMP S to evaluate their effectiveness against these tricks, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each TMSP, and providing instructors with some practical tips on checking plagiarism effectively and spotting any tricks to cheat without getting noticed.
ISSN:1833-2595
1833-2595
DOI:10.1007/s40979-021-00082-w