Articles Plagiarism Mills Prevention Detectors
Here are just a few sites on the Internet where students can obtain research papers and essays. Let your students know that you know about these sites
Plagiarism – this site lists over 150
general sites and 170 subject specific term paper mills; it also offers
articles on the topic; highly recommended
http://www.coastal.edu/library/mills2.htm
Term Papers at a Click of the Mouse - an article
about how easy it is to cheat with the help of the Internet
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/10/27/feat/learning.1.html
Classic Notes - take a look at this site, Grade Saver,
to find out how easy it is to get a paper
http://www.gradesaver.com/classic/title.html
Cyberessays - - bills itself as one-stop shopping
for free papers
http://www.cyberessays.com/
Big Nerds - offers thousands of term paper; students
can buy a CD
http://www.bignerds.com/
School Sucks - this site brags "click here and your
homework worries will disappear
http://www.schoolsucks.com/modules.php?name=newsucks
Fast Papers - advertises over 20,000 paper and
guarantees fast delivery
http://www.fastpapers.com/
Free Essay Network - this site links to free sites
on the Internet
http://www.freeessay.com/
Custom Papers - this site provides original essays
and term paper
http://www.papermasters.com/
Term Paper Assistance Service - this site boasts
that it is only by reading a topic-perfect, properly-written-researched report
that students will be able to successfully create their own paper in their
own paper in accordance with all of their professor's requirements
http://www.paperwriters.com/intro.htm
term papers and term papers 'bout papers
Articles about Plagiarism
http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/techtiparchive/ttip102401.htm Center for Academic Integrity - from Duke University - read the article "New Data Reveals a Problem with Cheating in High School." It will enlighten you
http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=29piper.h21 Plagiarism Controversy Engulfs Kansas School - Education Week article on what happened to a teacher who confronted plagiarism; article also contains links to plagiarism resources
http://www.plagiarism.org/problem4.html
Statistics About Plagiarism - from Plagiarism.org
http://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-19468,00.html Survey on Student Cheating
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A53402-2001Sep6¬Found=true Schools Fight Back Against Internet Plagiarism - article from the Washington Post
Ways to Prevent Plagiarism
Academic Integrity Policies - having an academic integrity policy in place assures that students know the rules and administrators and school boards support the teachers. This policy must be clear and unambiguous and include definitions of plagiarism, levels of plagiarism, consequences and procedures for plagiarism cases.
http://academicintegrity.org/resources_inst.asp Resources for Academic Integrity - a guide that could serve as a model for high schools
http://www.homestead.com/hsconline/files/Plagiarism_Policy.htm High School in the Community - definition and penalties
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/mjvl/shs/plagiarism.htm#justification Academic Integrity Policy from Staples High School - includes definitions, levels of plagiarism, consequences and procedures
http://jhhs.dist214.k12.il.us/plagiarismpolicy.htm John Hersey Plagiarism Policy - this policy defines the levels of academic dishonesty and consequences
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/FallsChurchHS/academics/english/plagarism.htm Falls Church High School - one page policy containing definitions and consequences
http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/sites/ohs/depts/engl/plagiarism_policy.htm Oxnard High School - violation, procedures and penalty
http://www.novalink.ca/bhs/Plagiarism.html Beconsville High School - this plagiarism policy includes a preamble, definition, penalties and conclusion
http://sduhsd.k12.ca.us/district/instructionalservices/academic_honesty/sduhsdacademic_honesty_policy.htm San Dieguito Union School District Policy
http://www.chem.uky.edu/courses/common/plagiarism.html#Penalties Plagiarism Policy - from the University of Kentucky
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html Purdue University's Writing Lab provides helpful hints to prevent plagiarism; written as a guide for students
Ways to Prevent Plagiarism
Discuss plagiarism with your students
Make the topics specific - this will make it more difficult to get papers from a
paper mills
Require that students follow the steps of the research process
Change topics from year to year
Interview students during the research process - have them discuss their topic
Take a writing sample at the beginning of the year
Vary the format of the assignment
Keep old papers
http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html The New Plagiarism -
this article from James McKenzie of FNO discusses 7 ways to prevent highway
robbery in the electronic age
http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/plagiar.htm Plagiarism Issues - how to detect it and how to prevent it
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html Plagiarism - what it is an how to prevent it from Indiana University Writing Lab
http://www.coastal.edu/library/mills2.htm Anti-Plagiarism Strategies to use with students
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm Plagiarism and the Web
http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/techtiparchive/ttip102401.htm Thinking and Talking About Plagiarism - this site suggests that open discussion of the issue is the best way to prevent plagiarism
Plagiarism Detectors
You are the best detective, but if all else
fails.....
Use search engines such as Dogpile, Savvy Search, Google and Yahoo . Enter
a distinctive phrase from the paper
http://www.plagiserve.com/ PlagiServe - free plagiarism detector
http://www.turnitin.com/ Turnitin - this is a fee-based service; it is trying to secure rights to search subscription databases
http://www.canexus.com/eve/index.shtml Essay Verification Database - fee-based service
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