This is a
sample of one class of distance learning students. In general, where you find
that a student did some form of copying, you will also find factual error. Copying
encourages passive reading and passive reading means students do not
understand. Their work is—for lack of a better word—a fake product.
Requiring
students to use sources that you can see (such as textbooks, readings, or
links) means:
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Anyone can readily see and prove
plagiarism from another source or “half-copy” plagiarism from one of the
required sources
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Only
an experienced subject matter expert can readily
spot factual errors.
On the other hand, careful selection of the questions for the test can increase
the speed of a less experienced subject matter expert. The goal of these
questions can be:
- Students’ learning some basic history and understanding it accurately
- Your being able to show them that they do not understand what the world of
academics and of business requires as evidence (In some cases, you can also show
them the ways to work that you learned as a student and make their lives easier
and more successful.)
What the Color Coding Means?
The color
coding in their answers and in the source means:
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Pink highlight |
The
student used in his or her submission the same words as the source and usually
the same structure (“half-copy” plagiarism in the words of The Bedford Handbook). |
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Orange highlight |
The
student used in his or her submission the same words but they were grabbed
from another page of the source (“half-copy” plagiarism in the words of The Bedford Handbook).. |
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Blue __ underlining |
The
student used in his or her submission the same words but swapped the order
(“half-copy” plagiarism in the words of The
Bedford Handbook). |
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Orange __ underlining |
The words
that the student used are warning signs of some factual error or equivalent
problem. |
How Are the Examples
Organized?
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The
top is what the students wrote. Sometimes it sounds OK until you compare.
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The
bottom is what they were looking at when they wrote. Sometimes your seeing
where they were reading requires a second or third page.
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