Back translation: an emerging sophisticated cyber strategy to subvert advances in ‘digital age’ plagiarism detection and prevention

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 712-724

  Jones, Michael ^a   Sheridan, Lynnaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic integrity; assessment design; back translation; plagiarism; student equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028193877     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2014.950553     Document Type: Article

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