Abstract
Turnitin plagiarism-detection software was operating as a pilot program conducted by the Center for Teaching and Learning in Winter 2007 on the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus. A sample of 6 instructors and 79 student users participated in this evaluation. The evaluation findings show that Turnitin is compatible with the academic honesty environment created by BYU's Honor Code. Turnitin has been effective at detecting intentional and inadvertent plagiarism at BYU. It has also addressed the problem of multiple submissions of the same material. Recommendations are made for promoting Turnitin at the campus and department level. Training tools are proposed for instructors: a FAQ page, an online tutorial, and a set of guidelines for introducing Turnitin to a class.
Degree
MS
College and Department
David O. McKay School of Education; Instructional Psychology and Technology
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Joeckel, George Louis, "An Evaluation of Compatibility, Effectiveness, Utility, and Implementation of Plagiarism-Detection Software Operating in the Honor Code Environment at Brigham Young University" (2007). Theses and Dissertations. 1254.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1254
Date Submitted
2007-12-04
Document Type
Selected Project
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd2193
Keywords
Turnitin, plagiarism, honor, code, intentional, inadvertent, academic, honest, evaluation, Brigham Young University
Language
English