How Schools Are Hurting the Fight Against Plagiarism - Plagiarism Today - 0 views
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While these policies are well-intended, they actually do more to create a climate of fear
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ant to know about how to beat the tools that detect it (often through very sneaky questioning), not how to actually cite sources.
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Strict plagiarism enforcement without solid plagiarism education doesn’t make better students, it makes better cheaters.
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current path only makes cheaters more resistant to the methods that are used to catch them and creates a climate of fear that is both counter-productive for learning and can actually encourage cheating,
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For the sake of academia and the creative world at large, it is crucial that school shift the way they deal with plagiarism and find a more product approach to the problem.
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This source offers a different perspective on plagiarism detection methods, arguing that they cause more harm than good. Students become better at cheating by finding ways around these barrier. In addition to this, there is an atmosphere of fear in classroom, even for those who haven't plagiarized. Instead, teachers should focus on teaching preventative measures, like how to properly cite and research.