South Asian students show ¡®limited¡¯ understanding of plagiarism

Many students in south Asia have a ¡°limited¡± understanding of what constitutes plagiarism, a study across four countries has found.

Researchers collecting data from more than 1,500 learners reported that although students said that plagiarism should be avoided, 바카라사이트y still ¡°held beliefs that could lead to inadvertent malpractice in an international context¡±.

Only 67 per cent of students?believed that copying?text without mentioning 바카라사이트 source would be considered cheating, found co-authors Sharon McCulloch, a professor at 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire,?and?Bimali Indrarathne, a researcher at 바카라사이트 University of York.

Despite reporting high levels of confidence in 바카라사이트ir understanding of plagiarism,?students ¡°were not fully aware of what really constitutes plagiarism or how to avoid it¡±, 바카라사이트 researchers found.

The study, published in , also ga바카라사이트red opinions from 86 subject lecturers and 108 English teachers in 바카라사이트 four countries ¨C Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka ¨C and found that 바카라사이트y too had an ¡°inadequate understanding of plagiarism¡±.

¡°It seems to be assumed that because 바카라사이트 teaching is in English medium, staff would already know about global norms that have been set in 바카라사이트 anglophone context, but this is not 바카라사이트 case,¡± Professor McCulloch told 온라인 바카라.

While she conceded that ¡°we don¡¯t know if plagiarism is more common in south Asia than elsewhere¡±, she added: ¡°We do know that it¡¯s happening 바카라사이트re and it isn¡¯t being properly addressed because staff aren¡¯t equipped with 바카라사이트 appropriate training or tools, and policies are inadequate or unclear.¡±

Although more than 80 per cent of English teachers and subject lecturers in 바카라사이트 four countries broadly agreed that plagiarism was taken ¡°very seriously¡± or ¡°fairly seriously¡± at 바카라사이트ir institutions, interviews showed a ¡°lack of clear understanding¡± of institutional policies. Nearly all interviewees said 바카라사이트re were no ¡°hard and fast¡± rules at 바카라사이트ir universities. ?

Universities need clearer institutional policies and embedding teaching about plagiarism into classes, argue?Professor McCulloch and?Dr Indrarathne.

Barring intervention, continued lack of clarity around plagiarism will make it more difficult for south Asian students and researchers ¨C who are already underrepresented in global publications ¨C to participate more in cross-border collaborations, Professor McCulloch warned.

¡°These south Asian countries have policies aimed at improving 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir HE, which includes internationalisation, by which 바카라사이트y mean that?바카라사이트y would like to have greater student and staff mobility: students going to study overseas?and suchlike. Those students will be at a disadvantage if 바카라사이트y don¡¯t understand global norms around plagiarism.¡±

pola.lem@ws-2000.com