Abstract

DIAZ ARCE, Dariel. El uso de Turnitin con retroalimentación mejora la probidad académica de estudiantes de bachillerato. Cienc. docencia tecnol. [online]. 2015, n.51, pp.197-216. ISSN 1851-1716.

The aim of this study was to investigate the behavior of plagiarism by copy-paste internet sources once implemented the use of Turnitin and feedback on high school students. A sample of 68 papers were classified into three academic research from June 2014 to January 2015. The average of General Similarity Index was 21% for all papers, ranging between 2% and 94%. A significant reduction was observed from the first to the third essay. The evidences of copy-paste without giving credit to the original source was 52.9%, which was significantly reduced from 81% in the first study to 20% in the third. There was a significant improvement in academic writing in about 36% of students. It is concluded that Turnitin, used with adequate feedback, can improve the skills of high school students on academic writing and reduce academic dishonesty.

Keywords : High school education; Academic plagiarism; Cyberplagiarism; Copy-paste; Academic dishonesty.