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Perceptual comparison of source-code plagiarism within students from UK, China, and South Cyprus higher education institutions

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Cosma, Georgina, Joy, Mike, Sinclair, Jane, Andreou, Margarita, Zhang, Dongyong, Cook, Beverley and Boyatt, Russell (2017) Perceptual comparison of source-code plagiarism within students from UK, China, and South Cyprus higher education institutions. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 17 (2). 8:1-8:16. 8. doi:10.1145/3059871 ISSN 1946-6226.

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Abstract

Perspectives of students on what constitutes source-code plagiarism may differ based on their educational background. Surveys have been conducted with home students undertaking computing and joint computing subject degrees at Higher Education Institutions throughout the UK, China and South Cyprus, and a total of 984 responses have been statistically analysed to determine the common areas of understanding and misunderstanding among students on various topics related to source-code plagiarism. The study identifies those topics which are well understood, and those topics which are not properly understood across the different groups of students, and is the first study which specifically discusses Cypriot student perceptions on source-code plagiarism. This study provides useful information to educators (teaching home and international students) who wish to better inform their students on the issues of plagiarism and source-code plagiarism. Finally, the survey results revealed that although students who were informed about plagiarism better understood what actions constitute plagiarism, some topics were still unclear among students regardless of the students’ educational background and whether they had been previously informed about plagiarism.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Plagiarism, Education, Higher
Journal or Publication Title: ACM Transactions on Computing Education
Publisher: ACM
ISSN: 1946-6226
Official Date: 8 June 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
8 June 2017Published
21 October 2016Accepted
Volume: 17
Number: 2
Page Range: 8:1-8:16
Article Number: 8
DOI: 10.1145/3059871
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): © ACM 2014. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in ACM Transactions on Computing Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/10.1145/3059871
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 24 October 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 5 March 2019
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
Xiao Zheng Jiao [2012] No. 3Henan Agricultural Universityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100009010
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