Similarity and originality in code: Plagiarism and normal variation in student assignments

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 52, Issue , 2006, Pages 143-150

  Mann, Samuel ^a   Frew, Zelda ^a  

^a OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Plagiarism; Programming; Similarity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; FREE TEXTS; PLAGIARISM; PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS; SIMILARITY; STRUCTURAL METRICS; STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS; WORK PROCESS;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84869053726     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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