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Probing for Plagiarism in the Virtual Classroom
4/29/2003
Instructors that require exams to be proctored are gaining the same benefit of the visually monitored exam in a traditional classroom. However, many testing centers charge students a fee of up to $15 per hour for use of their facilities. In addition, if the class perceives proctoring as an indication of the instructor's mistrust in his/her students, it can markedly damage the student/teacher relationship. Some educators have criticized proctoring as a "violation of the spirit of the honor code" (Young, 2001).Discussion Boards
Virtual skeptics have criticized online education for worsening a student's
sense of "isolation and anonymity" (Carnevale, 1999). From an outside perspective
this may seem true, however, virtual learning offers ways of communicating with
students and assessing their knowledge that extends beyond the traditional classroom.
Threaded discussions allow instructors to post discussion-type questions to
which students can respond. These discussions are not asynchronous, which allows
students to at their leisure within a given time period. Threaded discussions
encourage students to communicate, discuss, and debate topics with each other.
They also provide instructors with countless examples of a student's writing
style, which can be very useful in determining if a student has plagiarized
a paper. The benefit to these discussions, as opposed to live, in-class discussions,
is that students have the time and opportunity to research and thoroughly structure
their responses. Many times students will even provide Web links within the
discussion for other students to view. Because of this continuous research that
takes place during the threaded discussions, the quality of responses tends
to be much higher than that of traditional, classroom-based discussions. Along
with threaded discussions, instructors can assess students through virtual chat
or synchronous discussions. By requiring groups of students to meet at a predetermined
date and time in the online chat room and discuss a specified topic, students
begin to form working relationships with their classmates and instructor. The
time commitment required to participate in virtual chats and threaded discussions
is also a deterrent to online cheating.
Selected Anti-Plagiarism Sites
Plagiarism.com
Three software programs from Glatt Plagiarism Services Inc. www.plagiarism.com
Plagiarism.org
Self-described "online resource for educators concerned with the
growing problem of Internet plagiarism."
www.plagiarism.org
and www.turnitin.com
Plagiarized.com
"The Instructors Guide to Internet Plagiarism."
www.plagiarized.com
EVE (Essay Verification Engine)
A downloadable application that performs complex searches against
text, Microsoft Corp. Word files, and Corel Corp. WordPerfect files.
www.canexus.com
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