An evaluation of the use of Turnitin for electronic submission and marking and as a formative feedback tool from an educator's perspective

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 562-570

  Buckley, Emily ^a   Cowap, Lisa ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCTS; ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION; FORMATIVE FEEDBACKS; LEARNING TOOL; ONLINE FEEDBACK; PLAGIARISM DETECTION; TEACHING STAFF; TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84878652566     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12054     Document Type: Article

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