University students’ perceptions of plagiarism

• Olivia-Dumitrina Nechita ; Yolanda CapdevilaTomás ; Montserrat Casanovas Català ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Lleida

     Universitat de Lleida

     Lérida, España

     
• Localización: EDUcación con TECnología: un compromiso social. Aproximaciones desde la investigación y la innovación / coord. por Francesc Xavier Carrera Farran, Francisco Martínez Sánchez, Jordi Lluís Coiduras Rodríguez, Enric Brescó Baiges, Eduard Vaquero Tió, 2018, ISBN 978-84-9144-126-7, págs. 1530-1536
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The present research aims to illustrate some data on academic plagiarism among university students and the use they make of bibliographic sources when producing an academic text. It also examines the students’ use of bibliography and describes how they search for academic information. This study was carried out at the University of Lleida, through an online questionnaire administered to first-year students. The results show that students have difficulty searching for information required in the academic context, and are less competent than they think. What is more, students prefer digital sources but look for information in a non-linear and unplanned way using unsophisticated criteria.