Assessment matters: original assessment for original student work

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Assessment mattersoriginal assessment for
original student work

• Dr Erica Morris
• Senior Adviser
• Academic Integrity Service
• The Higher Education Academy

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Approaches and strategies

• Teaching, learning and assessment strategies
• Robust, linked-up policies and guidelines
• Staff development
• Programme or subject level support
• Supporting students skills development

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Reasons and explanations
Why students might plagiarise Why students might plagiarise
University policies or guidelines are not clear Students might know about policies, but not read or understand them
Students lack skills in planning, organisation and time management Students have under-developed skills for information literacy and learning
Students not interested in learning or subject area Teaching is uninspiring, assessment tasks are seen as pointless
Students have difficulties with academic writing Students not understanding citation and referencing
Other students are plagiarising They dont think theyll get caught
Sutherland-Smith (2008, pp172-73) Power (2009)
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Guidance publications

• Supporting academic integrity approaches and
  resources for higher education
• Policy works recommendations for reviewing
  policy to manage unacceptable academic practice
  in higher education

http//www.heacademy.ac.uk/academic-integrity
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Directions
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References

• Power, L. G. (2009) University Students
  Perceptions of Plagiarism. The Journal of Higher
  Education, 80, 6, 643-662.
• Sutherland-Smith, W. (2008) Plagiarism, the
  internet and student learning improving academic
  integrity. London Routledge.
• Waycott, J., Gray, K., Clerehan, R., Hamilton,
  M., Richardson, J., Sheard, J. and Thompson, C.
  (2010) Implications for academic integrity of
  using web 2.0 for teaching, learning and
  assessment in higher education. International
  Journal for Educational Integrity, 6(2), 8-18.