The Plagiarism Spectrum

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"The Plagiarism Spectrum" identifies 10 types of plagiarism based on...

• An AI generated database.

• findings from a worldwide survey of educators.

• student self identification process.

• homework hacks found on TikTok.

According to the infographic, what are the 10 types of plagiarism?

• Clone, Hybrid, CTRL-C, Rephrasing, Mashup, 404 error, Reduxing, Arregator, Reducing, and retweet.

• Clone, Hybrid, CTRL-C, Replacing, Mashup, 404 error, Remixing, Arregator, Recycle, and retweet.

• Clone, Hybrid, Bait-and-Switch, Replacing, Mashup, 404 error, Remixing, Arregator, Recycle, and Subtweet.

• Clone, Hybrid, CTRL-C, Replacing, Mixer, 404 error, Remixing, Refining, Reusing and retweet.

Clone plagiarism is defined as...

• Contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations

• Changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source

• Mixes copied material from multiple sources

• Submitting another's work, word-for-word, as one's own

Which plagiarism type is the most common?

• Hybrid

• Find - Replace

• Remix

• Clone

• Hybrid

What type of plagiarism is the most problematic?

• Find - Replace

• Recycle

• Remix

• CTRL-C

• Clone

Why do you think that clone is considered the most severe type of plagiarism?

• Clone is considered the most severe form of plagiarism because it is stealing something that does not belong to you.

• Clone is considered the most severe form of plagiarism because if you do this the teacher will give you a zero.

• Clone is considered the most severe form of plagiarism because it is submitting work with no attempt to cite or even change some of the words.

• Clone is considered the most severe form of plagiarism because it is unethical to clone words.

What can teachers and schools do to better inform students about the types of plagiarism?

• Teachers and schools are already doing enough work around academic honesty. It is now up to the students to figure out what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.

• According to the article, teachers and schools should host anti-plagiarism rallys. They should invited members of the community to participate, such as parents.

• Teachers and schools should make all assignments paper-based and not allow electronics in the classroom. This will help cut down on instances of plagiarism.

• Teachers and school boards can do many things to inform students about the types of plagiarism. According to the article, just 71% of instructors review their institutions academic honesty policies. In my opinion, a good first step would be to increase that number. Students should also be taught important skills relating to academic honesty such as proper citation.

What do you do to avoid plagiarism in your work?

What do you think students plagiarize?

• Don't know what plagiarism is

• To lazy to do work

• Left things to the last minute

• Don't feel confident in their own ability

• Don't think creating original work is important