Does Turnitin Software Prevent Plagiarism?

Written by: Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D.

Technology offers professors a variety of supports not possible even a few years ago. For example, to discover whether or not students are plagiarizing material, professors can use several different software programs that compare the content students are submitting with material posted on the Web.The question, of course, is how effective are they?

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This article appeared in the December 15, 2011 issue of Distance Education Report.

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