Plagiarism Awareness Teaching Materials for Secondary Schools
Plagiarism is a high-profile issue for schools, particularly issues relating to the internet and coursework. These materials can be used with staff or students to help raise awareness of plagiarism and how it can be avoided.
The materials have been produced as part of a project funded by Eduserv's Information Literacy Initiative and delivered by Helen Blanchett from Netskills. For more details on this project, see:
The materials
These materials may be used and adapted freely for educational purposes, with acknowledgement of the original source.
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- Notes for Teachers and Trainers [Word]
Guidance on running sessions using the materials and delivering the activities. - What is Plagiarism? [PowerPoint]
A presentation outlining the features of plagiarism and covering some famous examples. - Where do you draw the line? [Word]
An exercise to provoke discussion about what is and is not acceptable behaviour. - Where do you draw the line? [Word]
An exercise to provoke discussion about what is and is not acceptable behaviour. This version refers to Scottish Qualifications. - Identifying Cheating behaviours [Word]
An exercise to help explore the difference between plagiarism, collusion and cheating. - Plagiarism, the Web and Schools [PowerPoint]
An overview of plagiarism within the schools sector and the impact of the web, covering essay banks and detection services. - Exploring Plagiarism and Anti-plagiarism on the Web? [Word]
A set of hands-on exercises exploring a range of essay banks, plagiarism tutorials and detection services. - Deterring and Dealing with Plagiarism [PowerPoint]
A presentation outlining methods of deterring and dealing with plagiarism including designing out opportunities for plagiarism in assessment design. - Designing Out Plagiarism [Word]
An activity involving identifying opportunities for plagiarism within an assessment and designing these out. - References [Word]
A set of references cited in the presentations along with additional useful resources.
