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Journal Title
Sociologia On Line
Year (definitive publication)
2022
Language
Portuguese
Country
Portugal
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(English) Plagiarism in higher education: Measuring what students do, know and believe they know
Abstract
A investigação sobre o plágio entre alunos do ensino superior tem comprovado que esta prática, além de assumir diversas formas, tanto pode resultar de um ato intencional revelador de falta de
honestidade, como de uma ação não intencional decorrente de desconhecimentos acerca do plágio e
das normas a cumprir para o evitar. Este carácter plural e não intencional do plágio coloca atualmente desafios à investigação, quer fundamental, quer aplicada, raras vezes explorados no caso português.
Este artigo debruça-se sobre a discussão metodológica em curso acerca da mensuração da incidência
do plágio no ensino superior, trazendo à colação dados recentes sobre estudantes portugueses e refletindo sobre os prolongamentos dessa discussão na prevenção desta prática fraudulenta. Verifica-se
que a combinação de distintos indicadores permite mensurar de forma mais holística a incidência do
plágio e que a sua prevenção carece de maior aposta em formação sobre uma correta utilização e creditação de fontes.
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Research on plagiarism among higher education students has shown that this practice, in addition to taking different forms, may result, both, from an intentional act revealing the lack of honesty,
and from an unintentional action resulting from lack of knowledge about plagiarism and the rules to
be followed to avoid it. This plural and unintentional nature of plagiarism currently raises challenges
for research, be it fundamental or applied, rarely explored in the Portuguese case.
This article focuses on the ongoing methodological discussion about the measurement of the incidence
of plagiarism in higher education, bringing to focus recent data on Portuguese students and reflecting
on the extensions of this discussion on the prevention of this fraudulent practice. It is verified that the
combination of different indicators allows measuring the incidence of plagiarism in a more holistic
way and that its prevention requires a greater emphasis in training about the correct use and crediting
of sources.
Acknowledgements
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Keywords
Plágio,Estudantes do ensino superior,Práticas,Perceções
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Sociology - Social Sciences
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