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Students know what plagiarism is.
Byline: Kim Thomas
Students know what plagiarism is
Almost all students A- more than 90% A- have a clear understanding of what constitutes plagiarism, according to research carried out by online coursework library Coursework and student networking site TheStudentRoom.
The aim of the research, said Peter Taylor, operations director of Acumen PI, which runs both Coursework and TheStudentRoom, was to look at how students were carrying out their research, how that varied through
different levels of education from GCSE to postgraduate, and how good an understanding students had of what constituted plagiarism.
The survey found that students spent between two and four hours a day online on average, with 98.4% saying they used the internet for research. Wikipedia was the most frequently used site.
"The internet is transforming the way students learn and gather information and research for their studies," said Taylor. "There seems to be a massive increase in the use of Web 2.0 sites A- sites where collaboration and the use of sharing of ...
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