Plagiarism on the rise by teen 'techno addicts'
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009
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A survey, published by the Cranfield School of Management, has found that technology addiction amongst teenagers is having a direct impact on their learning.
More than 59 per cent of the 11- to 18-year-olds questioned said that they have copied and pasted straight from the internet into their schoolwork without checking it.
And almost a third of them viewed this as acceptable behaviour despite knowing that it is classed as plagiarism.
Over a third of respondents also thought that text language had damaged the quality of their written English and 60 per cent would say that they are 'very' or 'quite' addicted to the internet.
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September 11 07:06
Bob (a teacher)
Latest News: Teachers who "don't log in to the Net" lack the expertise to use technology to detect plagiarism - savvy students take advantage of them without restraint. Students are labeled as "Techno Addicts" to avoid facing the real issues of moral vacuum at school, and students more tech savvy than teachers.
September 11 08:55
Monkeyman
What happened to pens !!
I thought all work had to be hand written.