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Abstract Recently there has been an increasing interest in plagiarism detection systems, such as the web-based Turnitin system. However, no study has so far tried to look at how students react towards those systems being used. This exploratory study examines the a... view more
Recently there has been an increasing interest in plagiarism detection systems, such as the web-based Turnitin system. However, no study has so far tried to look at how students react towards those systems being used. This exploratory study examines the attitudes of students on a postgraduate module after using Turnitin as their standard way of submitting work and getting feedback. Overall, students reacted positively towards the system. However, the study also found evidence of a group of students who were less positive, which seemed to be a result of their insecurity about how to quote correctly.... view less
Keywords
Internet
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electronic submission; plagiarism; student's view; Turnitin;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 173-191
Journal
Active Learning in Higher Education, 8 (2007) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787407074110
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)