Gill Rowell, JISCPAS,

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Teaching it out

• - using a software solution to help students
  avoid plagiarism

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Background

• JCQ and AoC commission
• JISCPAS and Northumbria Learning
• FE pilot
• Focus upon English and Business Studies at GCSE
  and A-level
• Other subjects also involved

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Objectives

• Evaluation of the plagiarism detection software
• Identification of benefits as part of a holistic
  approach to plagiarism prevention
• Identification of further training and work
• Establishment of models and benchmarks
• Future roll-out across the sector

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Process

• 10 colleges
• Preliminary visit/orientation and training
• Student questionnaire
• Staff questionnaire
• Analysis and feedback
• Report

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Project Outcomes initial findings
Thanks to Sarah Peers for analysis and
presentation of data
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Project Outcomes initial findings
77 of students feel their tutors check for
plagiarism 68 feel tutors do NOT spot text
copied from the internet
Thanks to Sarah Peers for analysis and
presentation of data
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Issues

• Slippage timescale problems
• Engagement levels of commitment
• Attrition rate staff changes

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Other Outcomes

• Lessons learned
• project timing
• engagement
• Revision and review
• Review and revision of methodologies and
  approaches
• National survey findings
• application of survey nationally in HE

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National outcomes (HE)

• 90 aware of what constitutes inappropriate
  activities
• 83 confident in own ability to reference
  correctly
• 87 supported use of electronic detection
• ,lt47 had confidence in tutors ability to spot
  plagiarism

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What Next?

• Work with Edexcel
• Further surveys
• http//www.hostedsurvey.com/takesurvey.asp?cStude
  ntSurveyALTC
• Follow up reviews
• Document it
• To maintain academic integrity, teaching
  plagiarism out is the way forward.