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The move from an analog to a digital culture is raising a new set of challenges for educators and students when it comes to writing and critical thinking. This study examines what web sources students rely on and how educators can help students develop better citation and writing skills.
Key findings include:
• Plagiarism is going social
One-third of all content matched in the study is from social networks, content
sharing or question-and-answer sites where users contribute and share content.
• Legitimate educational sites are more popular than cheat sites
One-quarter of all matched material is from legitimate educational web sites,
almost double the number that comes from paper mills or cheat sites.
• 15 percent of content matches come directly from sites that promote and
benefit from academic dishonesty
Paper mills and cheat sites are the third most popular category for matched
content.
• Wikipedia is the most popular site for matched content
Wikipedia remains the most popular single source for student-matched content on
the Web, comprising seven percent of matches in the months examined.
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