Alex S
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Hi all!
The question itself is in the title, as you can see.
Actually, the issue of plagiarism in academic writings never bothered me. Until now. My students are all K-7 and K-8, and I didn't think of them plagiarizing essays: just checked writings for grammar and arguments, and that was it.
But last week I got a homework from Ashton, my 13-year-old mentee. The task was to write a review of his favorite book, and he chose "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Everything was ok, except my impression this essay was structured and reasoned by a savvy scholar rather than a K-8 pupil. I don't wanna say that Ashton is stupid, you know, but I read his previous works - and the difference is drastic.
Checked his review for duplications with online tools (PlagiarismCheck.org and Grammarly Plagiarism Checker in particular), and both reported 95% of originality. So, I am confused.
Any thoughts? Shall I try any other tools? Any alternative tricks to use for identifying plagiarism in students writings? Or, maybe I just have it in for Ashton?
Thanks!
The question itself is in the title, as you can see.
Actually, the issue of plagiarism in academic writings never bothered me. Until now. My students are all K-7 and K-8, and I didn't think of them plagiarizing essays: just checked writings for grammar and arguments, and that was it.
But last week I got a homework from Ashton, my 13-year-old mentee. The task was to write a review of his favorite book, and he chose "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Everything was ok, except my impression this essay was structured and reasoned by a savvy scholar rather than a K-8 pupil. I don't wanna say that Ashton is stupid, you know, but I read his previous works - and the difference is drastic.
Checked his review for duplications with online tools (PlagiarismCheck.org and Grammarly Plagiarism Checker in particular), and both reported 95% of originality. So, I am confused.
Any thoughts? Shall I try any other tools? Any alternative tricks to use for identifying plagiarism in students writings? Or, maybe I just have it in for Ashton?
Thanks!
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