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CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO
PLAGIARISM IN AN OPEN-DISTANCE EDUCATION INSTITUTION: THE
LITERATURE REVIEW
SECTION A
1. A 3. D 5. D 7. C 9. B
2. B 4. A 6. D 8. B 10. A
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Background ..............................................................................................................................................4
Research variables ..................................................................................................................................5
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ...................................................................................................................5
INTERVENTION STRATEGIES ..............................................................................................................6
PLAGIARISM ...........................................................................................................................................6
OPEN-DISTANCE EDUCATION INSTITUTION .....................................................................................6
Previous research ....................................................................................................................................7
Factors contributing to plagiarism ........................................................................................................... 7
Language .............................................................................................................................................7
Technology .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Deliberate cheating ..............................................................................................................................8
Lack of knowledge ...............................................................................................................................9
Lack of stringent punishment and remedies to plagiarism. .................................................................9
Strategies to deal with Plagiarism. .......................................................................................................... 9
Citing ..................................................................................................................................................10
Use of software ..................................................................................................................................10
Adequate learning, moral suasion and pledges ................................................................................ 11
Paraphrasing, rephrasing and proof reading .....................................................................................11
Good time management .................................................................................................................... 12
Avoiding copy and paste ................................................................................................................... 12
Problem statement ................................................................................................................................ 12
Linking literature links to the identified research problem (research question) .....................................13
The need/value/motivation for the research ..........................................................................................13
References ............................................................................................................................................ 14
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