Barry Gilmore Write from Wrong: Strategies for Addressing Student Plagiarism
Today’s Plan One: Thinking Backwards / Culture Lunch Two: What We Assign and Why Three: How They Plagiarize—and Why Four: Responding to Plagiarism
The Parking Lot: Questions / Concerns
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) The project: research, writing, presentation
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) The project: research, writing, presentation Classroom results: 25% plagiarism
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) The project: research, writing, presentation Classroom results: 25% plagiarism Student/parent contract
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) The project: research, writing, presentation Administration / school board response Classroom results: 25% plagiarism Student/parent contract
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) The project: research, writing, presentation Administration / school board response Classroom results: 25% plagiarism Student/parent contract Long-term consequences
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) A. Teacher/Administration: Students receive a zero B. Parents/Students: Students should be given another chance (rewrite) C. School Board: Students receive a zero, but reduce the value of the assignment
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About?
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response Teacher Choices
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) Merit and Purpose of Assignment Failure vs. Zero Plagiarism Instruction vs. Assumptions
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response Teacher Choices Assignments Assumptions Expectations
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response Teacher Choices Assignments Assumptions Expectations Pressure: Time Ease Intent
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response Teacher Choices Assignments Assumptions Expectations Pressure: Time Ease Intent Culture
Case Study: Take It Or Leave It (The Christine Pelton Leaf Project) Merit and Purpose of Assignment Failure vs. Zero Plagiarism Instruction vs. Assumptions Alignment of Policy: School and Class Consistency from Classroom to Classroom
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response Teacher Choices Assignments Assumptions Expectations Pressure: Time Ease Intent Culture Systems Honor Codes Ethics Gap
Study Guide Questions 7.1 and 7.2
WHEN PRIVATE CAMPUSES WITH HONOR CODE LARGE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY WITH MODIFIED HONOR CODE CAMPUSES WITH NO HONOR CODE On tests23%33%45% On written work45%50%56% School Culture: Honor Codes
TEACHERS DID NOT DISCUSS PLAGIARISM TEACHERS DISCUSSED PLAGIARISM Grades 3-5 (understood) 49%61% Grades 6-12 (felt it was acceptable) 37%22% School Culture: Ethics Gap
Reduces PlagiarismIncreases Learning
Reduces PlagiarismIncreases Learning Honor Code Honor Code as a part of school culture
Reduces PlagiarismIncreases Learning Honor Code Honor Code as a part of school culture Turnitin.com Turnitin.com as a teaching tool
Reduces PlagiarismIncreases Learning Honor Code Honor Code as a part of school culture Turnitin.com Turnitin.com as a teaching tool Strict Consequences Standardized Expectations and Response
What’s the Usual Response to Plagiarism in Your School? A. Ignore it B. Deal with it in classroom C. Report it to the administration D. Add to shared files for a two-strike system
School Culture: What’s Going On? Students who cheat tend to: Worry about school Research by Eric M. Anderman
School Culture: What’s Going On? Students who cheat tend to: Worry about school Perceive school as focused on grades Research by Eric M. Anderman
School Culture: What’s Going On? Students who cheat tend to: Worry about school Perceive school as focused on grades Believe they’ll receive rewards for grades Research by Eric M. Anderman
School Culture: What’s Going On? Students who cheat tend to: Worry about school Perceive school as focused on grades Believe they’ll receive rewards for grades Attribute failure to outside circumstances Research by Eric M. Anderman
School Culture: What’s Going On? Students who cheat tend to: Worry about school Perceive school as focused on grades Believe they’ll receive rewards for grades Attribute failure to outside circumstances Avoid deep-level cognitive strategies in problem solving Research by Eric M. Anderman
School Culture: Who’s At Risk? Athletes Boys Low achievers and high achievers Those who perceive it as common (in one study, 25% admitted to regular plagiarism, but 90% said their peers plagiarized regularly) Those who perceive teachers as plagiarists
Plagiarism What Are We Talking About? Student Choices Pressure: Grades Ease Intent Pressure: Time Turnitin.com Failing, rewriting? Punitive response Teacher Choices Assignments Assumptions Expectations Pressure: Time Ease Intent Culture Systems Honor Codes Ethics Gap
Top Ten Values of Ethical Schools Plagiarism-Proofing the Classroom