Supporting Students' Writing Skills using Turnitin
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Model A: Plagiarism Detection
Case Study: (120 students)
Concerns
Problems with citation and referencing
Perceived levels of plagiarism
NUI Galway
Outcomes
Established in 1849
No evidence of deterrence
17,000 students
Minor cases of internet copying
- undergrad, postgrad, on-campus, blended, distance
2,200 staff
Major cases followed up
5 Colleges
Additional work for lecturer
Model B: Supporting Teaching
Case Studies: (600+ students), (950 students)
Students' Writing Skills
Concerns
students don't know
Suspicion of collusion
how to write
Problems with citation and referencing
how to construct an argument
Consistent approach
Supporting Students' Writing Skills using Turnitin
how to structure a report
Outcomes
Sharon Flynn,
Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
NUI Galway
Opportunity for discussion
No evidence of deterrence
Opportunity for follow-up
Minor cases of internet copying
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Better visibility of class
@sharonlflynn
Major cases followed up
Voted to use it again
Team approach
Additional work for staff
Questions?
small groups
postgraduates
Model C: Supporting Learning
international students
Case Study: (650 students)
Concerns
Problems with citation and referencing
Model C: Supporting Learning
Wanted to encourage and recognise good writing
Move towards paperless system
Acknowledgements
Briege Glynn
Case Study: (650 students)
Frances McCormack
Roisin Healy
Move to 100% continuous assessment
Anne Byrne
Ros Dixon
Safe environment
Patrick Lonergan
No mention of the P-word
Opportunity for discussion
Expectations are...
Highlights the importance of originality
Opportunity for follow-up
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Focus for discussion and agreement
Makes the assessment "fairer" for students
Better visibility of student group
Students more focused on learning
Useful to identify excellent work
Increased sense of ownership (authorship?)
Improved engagement in 2nd year
"to see more clearly the students who are shining"
Reading around the topic
Originality