Roberts, Jane (2009) Forget About Cheating, What About Learning? Worcester Journal of Learning and Teaching (Issue 1). pp. 1-4.
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Abstract
This paper will argue that academics need to re-focus on what really matters when developing policies to prevent plagiarism (used here in a broad sense to include unauthorised collaboration in assessment) and deal with its occurrence. Too often, institutions adopt an approach based the concepts of dishonesty and theft. A focus on learning, I will argue, can be fairer to students, more effective in terms of plagiarism prevention, whilst resulting in a system with strengthened resilience to litigation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Worcester Journal of Learning and Teaching (WJLT) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published electronically by the Academic Development and Practice Unit at the University of Worcester to disseminate academic articles, project reports and personal perspectives about Learning and Teaching written by staff associated with the University and its partners. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | plagiarism, plagiarism prevention, university students, cheating, authenticity of assessment, Higher Education, learning, teaching |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Divisions: | Academic Departments > Institute of Science and the Environment |
| ID Code: | 713 |
| Deposited By: | Janet Davidson |
| Deposited On: | 22 Oct 2009 11:59 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2010 06:01 |
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