And they probably have a teacher or a librarian who checks sources. Dr. =
Joy McGregor's research ("Do scribes learn?") showed that gifted students =
who plagiarize more are rewarded with higher grades. In the competetive =
world of college admissions, a few points mean a lot. They get over =
scheduled, behind the 8 ball, and cut and paste to get it done. Since they =
are good writers naturally, the teachers don't question it. Some get found =
out when the teacher posts their essay/short story/poem on the web and a =
few months later the real author finds it! Others get outed with Turnitin. =
I'm constantly amazed at the number of graduate students who think that =
cutting and pasting from websites constitutes "research".=20
=20
Carol Simpson, Ed.D.
Asst. Professor - School of Library & Information Sciences
University of North Texas
PO Box 311068
205 Chestnut, ISB #205
Denton, TX 76203
940-565-3776 (voice)
940-565-3101 (fax)
csimpson@lis.admin.unt.edu
=20
=20
>>> <dawn511@adelphia.net> 05/03/04 11:16AM >>>
Those kids who come in to do real research and actually read the materials =
from a variety of sources and synthesize the information are the ones who =
are NOT plagiarizing. These are the kids who have ambition, drive, and =
ARE being pressured to succeed. What a joy they are!
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