Cognitive Dissonance in Dealing with Plagiarism in Academic Writing

Volume: 97, Pages: 278 - 284
Published: Nov 6, 2013
Abstract
The study examined university students’ plagiarism in completing written assignments. The specific aspects studied were frequency of citation and help-seeking strategies, attitudes towards penalties for plagiarism and rationalisations for omission of citations. Questionnaires were distributed at the beginning and end of an Academic Reading and Writing course at a Malaysian public university. The analysis of 169 pre- and 126 post-questionnaires...
Paper Details
Title
Cognitive Dissonance in Dealing with Plagiarism in Academic Writing
Published Date
Nov 6, 2013
Volume
97
Pages
278 - 284
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