Attitudes toward plagiarism : the case of undergraduate health sciences students at the University of Pretoria

dc.contributor.authorMatsebetlela, E.M. (Emmanuel)
dc.contributor.authorKuhudzai, Anesu Gelfand
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-18T11:32:35Z
dc.date.available2019-04-18T11:32:35Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe primary aim of the study on which this article is based was to investigate undergraduate health sciences students’ perceptions, attitudes to and awareness of plagiarism at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The sample comprised 696 students from the School of Medicine and School of Healthcare Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Analytical tools included frequencies, custom tables, independent t-tests and one-way analysis of variance. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis were used to assess construct validity and internal consistency of the instrument tool respectively. Findings revealed that overall, the sample group of students seem to be generally aware of the University’s plagiarism policy and what it entails. However, it became evident that there is still a fairly significant percentage of students whose responses suggest a lack of understanding and awareness of plagiarism. Findings further revealed statistically significant differences in attitudes to plagiarism and awareness of it among the six programmes and across the levels of study. The paper advocates that plagiarism policies should be clearly written and communicated to ensure that students have consistent understandings of how plagiarism is defined, its purpose, due process and specific consequences.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentInternal Medicineen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2019en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://alternation.ukzn.ac.za/Homepage.aspxen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMatsebatlela, E. & Kuhuudzai, A.G. 2018, 'Attitudes toward plagiarism : the case of undergraduate health sciences students at the University of Pretoria', Alternation, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 181-209.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1023-1757 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2519-5476 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.29086/2519-5476/2018/v25n2a8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/69007
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherCSSALL Publishersen_ZA
dc.rightsAlternation is an Open Access Journalen_ZA
dc.subjectHealth sciencesen_ZA
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_ZA
dc.subjectPlagiarism policyen_ZA
dc.subjectTurnitinen_ZA
dc.subjectUnder-graduate studentsen_ZA
dc.titleAttitudes toward plagiarism : the case of undergraduate health sciences students at the University of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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