Plagiarism and the Web: Myths and Realities

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The move from an analog to a digital culture is raising a new set of challenges for educators and students when it comes to writing and critical thinking. This study examines what web sources students rely on and how educators can help students develop better citation and writing skills.



Key findings include:



• Plagiarism is going social

One-third of all content matched in the study is from social networks, content

sharing or question-and-answer sites where users contribute and share content.



• Legitimate educational sites are more popular than cheat sites

One-quarter of all matched material is from legitimate educational web sites,

almost double the number that comes from paper mills or cheat sites.



• 15 percent of content matches come directly from sites that promote and

benefit from academic dishonesty

Paper mills and cheat sites are the third most popular category for matched

content.



• Wikipedia is the most popular site for matched content

Wikipedia remains the most popular single source for student-matched content on

the Web, comprising seven percent of matches in the months examined.

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