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Academic plagiarism prevalence among Spanish undergraduate students: an exploratory analysis

Rubén Comas-Forgas ; Department of Applied Pedagogy and Psycology of Education, Balearic Islands University, Balearic Islands, Spain
Jaume Sureda-Negre ; Department of Applied Pedagogy and Psycology of Education, Balearic Islands University, Balearic Islands, Spain
Francesca Salva-Mut ; Department of Applied Pedagogy and Psycology of Education, Balearic Islands University, Balearic Islands, Spain

Abstract

Introduction: The present research article is an exploratory study on academic plagiarism practices among Spanish university students.
Materials and methods: To answer the main research questions, we based our work on a cross-sectional survey of the targeted population. The sample consisted of a total of 560 students and the procedure was non-probability sampling.
Results and conclusions: The research findings show that the Internet has become the students’ main source for the plagiarism of academic essays. Furthermore, there is also a substantial prevalence of self-plagiarism and peer-to-peer (p2p) plagiarism when elaborating essays.

Keywords

academic plagiarism; academic integrity; essays

Hrčak ID:

59291

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/59291

Publication date:

5.10.2010.

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