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    This document discusses the use of text matching software to detect plagiarism in student work. It notes that technological advances have made it easy for students to copy work from the internet, but have also made it easy for instructors to detect plagiarism. The document provides an introduction to a literature review on student plagiarism, noting evidence that plagiarism is becoming more common and widespread. It outlines that the paper will focus on the causes and consequences of student plagiarism, and address strategies for dealing with the issue, with the primary focus being the student perspective and experience.

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    This document discusses the use of text matching software to detect plagiarism in student work. It notes that technological advances have made it easy for students to copy work from the internet, but have also made it easy for instructors to detect plagiarism. The document provides an introduction to a literature review on student plagiarism, noting evidence that plagiarism is becoming more common and widespread. It outlines that the paper will focus on the causes and consequences of student plagiarism, and address strategies for dealing with the issue, with the primary focus being the student perspective and experience.

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    Critically Evaluate The Use of Text Matching Software As An Aid To Developing Good Scholarship Practice.

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    This document discusses the use of text matching software to detect plagiarism in student work. It notes that technological advances have made it easy for students to copy work from the internet, but have also made it easy for instructors to detect plagiarism. The document provides an introduction to a literature review on student plagiarism, noting evidence that plagiarism is becoming more common and widespread. It outlines that the paper will focus on the causes and consequences of student plagiarism, and address strategies for dealing with the issue, with the primary focus being the student perspective and experience.

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    todevelopinggoodscholarshippractice.
    Abstract
    mostteachersgettodealwithplagiarismallthetime.There'salotofinformationavailable
    ontheinternetoneverysingletopicrelatedtothestudysostudentsjustcopyitbyeasily
    gettingtheinformationonline.Especiallyinthiseratechnologicaladvanceshavemadeit
    veryeasyforanybodytocopytheworkfromtheinternet.Buttechnologyalsohavemadeit
    veryeasytodetectcasesofplagiarisminanyformofdocumentsubmittedtoit.

    Introduction
    Muchhasbeenwrittenonthethemeofplagiarismbystudents,particularlyinthe
    contextofNorthAmericanexperience.Thispaperreviewsthatliteratureinorderto
    discoverwhatlessonsitholdsforinstitutionalpolicyandpracticewithininstitutions
    ofhighereducationintheUK.
    Aswellasbeingtheproblemthatwontgoaway(Paldy,1996),plagiarismisa
    problemthatisgrowingbigger.Thereismountingevidencethatstudentcheatingin
    general,andplagiarisminparticular,arebecomingmorecommonandmore
    widespread,encouragingAlschulerandBlimling(1995)tospeakofepidemic
    cheating.Thisevidenceismultidimensional,comingfrommanycountries,including
    theUSA(White,1993),theUK(Ashworth&Bannister,1997),SouthernAfrica
    (Weeks,2001)andand
    ISSN02602938print;ISSN1469297Xonline/03/050471182003Taylor&FrancisLtdDOI:
    10.1080/0260293032000120352

    472C.Park
    Finland(Seppanen,2002),embracingbothundergraduateandpostgraduatestudents
    andincludingpublicandprivatehigherinstitutionsofeducation,largeandsmall.
    Theemphasisinthispaperisonthecausesandconsequencesofstudentplagiarism.
    Whilstthepaperalsoaddressessomeaspectsofdesigningappropriatecoping
    strategiesfordealingwiththem,thisisverymuchasecondarythemehere.Itis,
    therefore,notbyaccidentthatthefocusisprimarilyonthestudentperspectiveand
    experience.Thisisnottodenytheimportantroleplayedbyacademicstaffandthe
    relevanceofparticularacademictraditions,forexampleinsettingparticulartypesof
    assignmentwhichmightbeeasiertoplagiariseorwherethetemptationstoplagiarise
    mightbestrongerorinprivilegingtheabilitytoreproduceexistingknowledgeabove
    originalityinstudentwriting,whichmeritdetailedtreatmentelsewhere.
    Thepaperisinsevensections,whichdealinturnwiththemeaningandcontextof
    plagiarism,thenatureofplagiarismbystudents,howdostudentsperceiveplagiarism,

    howbigaproblemisstudentplagiarism,whydostudentscheatandwhatchallenges
    areposedbydigitalplagiarism.Thepaperroundsoffbylookingattheneedto
    promoteacademicintegrity

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