February 15, 2002
Students Plagiarize Online Less Than Many Think, a New Study Finds
A new study by two professors at the Rochester Institute of Technology concludes that online plagiarism is not nearly as widespread as has frequently been suggested.
The study, to be published in the May/June issue of the Journal of College Student Development, surveyed 698 undergraduate students at nine colleges and universities, eight in the United States and one in the Middle East.
Among other things, students were asked how much plagiarism they had engaged in -- be it
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