The student perspective on using plagiarism detection software

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-191

  Dahl, Stephan ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic submission; Internet; Plagiarism; Student's view; Turnitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250211815     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787407074110     Document Type: Article

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