Plagiarism Attitude Scale
Summary:
These resources provide lesson plans and handouts for teachers interested in teaching students how to understand plagiarism. The lesson plans in this section include activities that help students define plagiarism, assess their attitude toward plagiarism, and create a class plagiarism policy. The resources with titles that include "Handout" provide handouts that are free to print for your students by using the print option in your web browser. The "Handout" resources correspond with the resource listed above it.
Contributors:Cristyn Elder, Ehren Pflugfelder, Elizabeth Angeli
Last Edited: 2012-10-29 10:45:23
Time Estimate
20 minutes
Objective
Explore students’ own understanding and attitudes towards plagiarism.
Materials
Plagiarism Attitude Scale
Procedures
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At the beginning of the first in-class lesson on plagiarism, have students independently complete the Plagiarism Attitude Scale.
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If desired, have the students review their answers in pairs to see where they agree and/or disagree.
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If desired, lead students in a class discussion on questions or disagreements that arise from the completion of the attitude scale.
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Option: Have students put the scale aside for now and return to the scale later in the semester. Have students review their answers to the scale. Would they change their answers to any of the items? If so, why?
