Turnitin systems: A deterrent to Plagiarism in College Classrooms

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-248

  Heckler, Nina C ^a   Rice, Margaret ^b   Bryan, C Hobson ^b  

^a UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheating; Plagiarism; Plagiarism detection; Turnitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897513994     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2013.10782604     Document Type: Article

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