Plagiarism Pattern: Crafty Cover-Up
Definition
A crafty cover-up includes a proper paraphrase, but also includes word-for-word plagiarism because either quotation marks are missing or the full in-text citation is missing (author, date, and locator), or both.
Original Source Material: Five first principles are elaborated: (a) Learning is promoted when learners are engaged in solving real-world problems. (b) Learning is promoted when existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge. (c) Learning is promoted when new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner. (d) Learning is promoted when new knowledge is applied by the learner. (e) Learning is promoted when new knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world. Reference Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(3), 43-59. |
Student Version: Merrill (2002) claims that learning is promoted when first principles of instruction are implemented. Students should solve authentic problems, arranged from simple to complex. For each problem, existing knowledge should first be activated, then new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner, new knowledge is applied by the learner, and new knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world. Reference Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(3), 43-59.
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For a Certification Test item that is similar to this pattern, the correct answer is:
| Word-for-word plagiarism | |
| Paraphrasing plagiarism | |
| Not plagiarism |
| Explanation: | Correct Version: Not plagiarized |
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The student version is word-for-word plagiarism because seven or more words are copied from the source, and quotation marks are missing. The locator for the full in-text citation is also missing. Part of the text is properly paraphrased and includes the in-text citation with the author and date, and reference, but another part is still word-for-word plagiarism. |
Merrill (2002) claims that learning is promoted when first principles of instruction are implemented. Students should solve authentic problems, arranged from simple to complex. For each problem, existing knowledge should first be activated, then "new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner, ... new knowledge is applied by the learner, and ... new knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world" (p. 43). Reference Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(3), 43-59. |
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