INTERNET RESEARCH
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
A faculty workshop on detecting & preventing high-tech plagiarism as well as evaluating the internet sources your students use
TEACHING ETHICS & DETERMINING CONSEQUENCES
I. Teaching Academic Ethics
- Plagiarism Is No Big Deal - Is It? - The Impact of Plagiarism on College and Careers
- http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/plagexamples.htm
This page shows multiple real life examples of the negative impact of plagiarism on careers. Additionally, the page links to sites that will help students and teachers understand plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Eagle Online - Cheating is common
- No longer available http://eagle6.stark.k12.oh.us/Smith%20Stuff/allnews/news/97412/cheating.html
- Here is an article written by students for The Glen Oak High School Student Newspaper about student cheating. The following ways for teachers to stop cheating are listed.
·an ethics code for all;
·an honor statement signed by all students in class;
·peer group counseling;
·seat students as far away from one another as possible during
tests;
·different versions of tests;
·vary tests from year to year;
·automatic F- http://ousd.k12.ca.us/~codypren/antidote.html
This page is an online lesson developed by a middle school science teacher on how to avoid plagiarism. While it is most appropriate to use "as is" with grades 5-8, it could be adapted for high school students as well.- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/plag.html
Short and to the point, this site would work well with high school students. The fact that it comes from Purdue University should help with student perceptions that "no one will really check if we borrow stuff from the web."- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_plagiar.html
Another page from Purdue University. This page would be great to use as a class activity on avoiding plagiarism. It is also available in PDF format at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/PDFs/r_plagiar.pdf- http://ec.hku.hk/plagiarism/
This page by David Garner is part of The English Centre, University of Hong Kong. It includes ways to avoid plagiarism and a self-test to check your (and your student's) understanding.- http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/SafetyNet/plagiarism/plagiarism0.html
An excellent resource on plagiarism. I found the section on "Responsible Use", "When In Doublt" and "Sample Policies" particularly useful.- http://www.globalethics.org/
This site covers ethical issues with a global outlook. It includes ETHICS NEWSLINE, published weekly, which is an "online source for news and information on ethics and current events. A new edition is available every Monday afternoon." (Institute For Global Ethics)- http://www.chem.uky.edu/courses/common/plagiarism.html#Penalties
University of Kentucky- http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin144/ahtml
- "Education World explores the problem of cheating. Included: Ways in which teachers combat cheating!" The last part of this site gives some ideas on teaching students the ethical issues surrounding plagiarism and cheating on tests
- http://www.cln.org/themes/plagiarism.html
Very useful links to information on avoiding plagiarism.- http://reference.camden.lib.nj.us/classes/garwood/cybercheats/class.htm
- This site is a terrific resource for teaching student (and adults) about plagiarism issues. There is a terrific PowerPoint presentation included.
II. High School Academic Integrity Policies
A District Policy Should Be Developed With Input From the Entire School Community & Must Be Taught, Promoted, & Enforced Fairly & Consistently At ALL Grade Levels
"Studies show that signing an Academic Honesty Policy has the greatest impact on reducing cheating and plagiarism" P. Shea, SUNY Albany Professor and author of TLT.SUNY.Edu (Teaching, Learning, Technology at SUNY).
- http://search.epnet.com/login.asp
You will need to type in a user name and password to access this title. Once you are into the site, just type the title of the article into the search box
"Looks at the success of strategies implemented by universities and colleges in the United States towards reducing academic dishonesty. Conclusion reached by a survey on state universities about the relationship between modified honor codes and levels of student cheating; Elements needed for the success of a modified honor code; Suggestions on how a modified code can be implemented."
- http://www.jordan.dpsnc.net/fc/mar1999/honorcode.html
A high school newspaper article on a new "honor code" being institiuted in Jordan High School in Durham, NC.
- http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/lakewood/english/Writing-Handbook/researchpaper.html
To "borrow" another person's words or ideas without
acknowledgment is called plagiarism and is defined as using
another person's words or ideas in your paper without properly
documenting them. The consequences of plagiarism are serious: students may automatically fail the assignment or even the course;
in some cases, students may be expelled from school.
- http://sduhsd.k12.ca.us/district/instructionalservices/academic_honesty/sduhsdacademic_honesty_policy.htm
A sample high school Academic Honesty Policy.
- http://www.weston.org/Schools/High/Depts/Library/Projects/academic.html
- A sample high school Academic Honesty Policy.
- http://158.91.55.1/administration/academicinteg.htm
A sample high school Academic Honesty Policy.
- http://www.saratogahigh.org/shs/academic/staffpages/page/acadintegrity.html
This is a very comprehensive, clearly worded policy, specifying the responsibilities of all parties - students, faculty, administration, and parents.There are HUNDREDS more of these policies on the web. To look at more examples, go to your favorite wearch engine and use one or all of the following search strings :
+"academic integrity policy" +"high school"
+"academic honesty policy" +"high school"
+"cheating policy" +"high school"
TABLE OF CONTENTS Teaching Ethics & Determining Consequences
Critical Evaluation Techniques!
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It MUST be true! - I Found It On the Internet
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