An Investigation of Plagiarism in Developmental Literacy

The purpose of higher education is to prepare students for the workforce. In order to prepare students for the workforce, many life lessons must be learned specifically respect for others' work. One of the invaluable lessons that a student can learn regarding respect for others' work is to...

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Published in:Research & teaching in developmental education 2012-10, Vol.29 (1), p.15-32
Main Authors: Hammer, Emily Grace Ehrlich, Agnello, Mary Frances, Kiser, Michelle, Osaghae, Osariemen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Change
College Preparation
College students
Community colleges
Computer Software
Consciousness Raising
Creativity
Developmental education
Developmental Studies Programs
Education, Higher
Educational aspects
Ethical aspects
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Focus Groups
High School Graduates
Higher Education
Job Skills
Labor Force Development
Literacy
Literacy Education
Mathematics Skills
Plagiarism
Prevention
Social aspects
Student Characteristics
Study and teaching
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
United States
Universities
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Summary:The purpose of higher education is to prepare students for the workforce. In order to prepare students for the workforce, many life lessons must be learned specifically respect for others' work. One of the invaluable lessons that a student can learn regarding respect for others' work is to appreciate originality and avoid of plagiarism. To be prepared for the workforce, each student must be able to distinguish themselves as original and creative. Students must be able to stand out from the other students with whom they find themselves in competition for jobs. For developmental education students, who may face challenges in developing original thinking, this ability to distinguish oneself is often even more difficult to achieve. Developmental education students are those who do not meet college readiness requirements for reading, writing, and/or mathematics. At a university in the southern United States, a group of administrators and teachers assembled to see how issues of plagiarism are being taught in developmental classes. In this study, the researchers explored the relationship between increased ethical discussions and the usage of plagiarism detection software to see if the occurrences of plagiarism do in fact decrease for developmental education students once these measures are taken.
ISSN:1046-3364