Actions do speak louder than words: deterring plagiarism with the use of plagiarism-detection software.

A study was conducted to examine the effects of explicitly warning political science students not to plagiarize and of using plagiarism-detection software on rates of plagiarism. Findings revealed that warning students was insufficient, but that revealing that the detection system would be used was...

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Publicado en:PS: Political Science & Politics Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 835 - 840
Autores principales: Braumoeller, Bear F., Gaines, Brian J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press December 2001
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