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Petitions for Readmission to Graduate Program
January 4, 2008 Request Approve Deny 16. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F √
17. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √
18. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F; 3 credits D √
19. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √
20. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; 12 credits of C √
21. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √
22. SPED Readmission; 3 credits F √ 23. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F √
24. MSE – Info Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F; 3 credits D √
Survey Participants
Group Participants TotalPercent that Completed
Survey
Faculty 46 308 14.9
International Students 19 30 63.3
Non International Students 36 74 48.6
Total 101 412 24.5
International Students’ Country of Origin
CountryNumber of
Students
China 10
Saudi Arabia 8
Norway 1
Total 19
International Students’ Previous Experience Writing Research Papers
# of Previous Research Papers
Students’ Report of # of
Previous Research Papers
Written
Percent of Total
0-1 9 47.4
2-9 4 21.1
≥10 6 31.5
International Students’ Previous Experience Writing Essays
# of Previous Essays
Students’ Report of # of Previous Essays
Written
Percent of Total
0-1 4 21.1
2-9 5 26.3
≥10 10 52.6
International Students:Length of Time in U.S.
Monthsin U.S.
Students’ Report of
Length of Time in U.S.
Percent of Total
3-12 5 26.3
13-24 10 52.6
≥ 25 4 21.1
International Students:Length of Time Studying English
Years Studying English
Students’ Report of Time
Studying English
Percent of Total
≤ 2 5 26.3
3-5 0 0.0
6-8 6 31.6
≥ 9 8 42.1
Previous Experience Memorizing Text
Type of TextInternational
Students
Non International Students
Phrase 31.6% 30.8%
Sentence 21.1% 12.8%
Paragraph 5.3% 10.3%
Essay or Poem 15.8% 33.3%
Chapter 15.8% 10.3%
Entire Book 10.5% 2.6%
Previous Experience Memorizing Text for Class
FrequencyInternational
Students
Non International Students
Very Frequently
15.8% 2.6%
Frequently 36.8% 7.7%
Infrequently 31.6% 30.8%
Very Infrequently
15.8% 59.0%
Quick fact: international students are 5 times more likely to report frequent use of memorizing text for class than non international students.
Perceptions of Memorizing Text as Similar to Memorizing Multiplication Tables
InternationalStudents
Non International Students
Agree 68.4% 29.7%
International Students:Previous Knowledge of Plagiarism
Percent of International students who had heard about the concept of plagiarism before coming to the United States: 73.5
Examples of Plagiarism:Similar Beliefs among Faculty
and Students
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Copyingparagraph
from internet
Copyingparagraph
from journal
Copying a fewsentences from
journal
International students
Non InternationalStudentsFaculty
Examples of Plagiarism:Differences in Beliefs among Faculty
and Students
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50
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90
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Copying a fewsentences from
internet
Copyingcommonly knowninformation from
a book
Using text fromanother student's
paper in yourpaper
International students
Non InternationalStudentsFaculty
Examples of Plagiarism:Salient Differences in Beliefs among
International Students, Faculty and Non International Students
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Copying andrephrasingcommonly
knowninformation
Copying anidea
Copying asentence,
citing it, noquotation
marks
Using wordsyou have
previouslymemorized
International students
Non InternationalStudentsFaculty
Students’ Perceived Seriousness of Actions:Mean Scores and Rank of Scores
International
Non Internati
onal
Difference
Copying a paragraph or more word-for-word from a journal article or book
3.31
1 3.81 1 0.50
Copying a paragraph word-for-word from the Internet
3.21
2 3.67 2 0.46
Copying a few sentences word-for-word from the Internet
2.86
3 3.39 3 0.53
Copying a sentence word-for-word, citing it but without using quotation marks
2.86
3 2.36 7 (0.50)
Using another author’s words in your paper that you have previously memorized
2.71
5 3.33 4 0.62
Copying commonly known information from a book or website word-for word
2.71
5 3.08 5 0.37
Copying an idea 2.36
7 2.80 6 0.44
Copying and rephrasing commonly known information
2.21
8 1.94 8 (0.27)
Range of possible scores: 1-41 = not at all serious; 2 = not serious; 3 = serious; 4 = very serious
Faculty Response to:Do you have issues with plagiarism in your
classes?
63% responded YES
Faculty Response to:How often per term do you have a case
of plagiarism?
26%
14%
14%
46%< 12-43-55+
Perceptions Regarding Inadvertent Plagiarism
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InternationalStudents
Non InternationalStudents
Faculty
Percent of each group that believes it is possible to inadvertently
plagiarize
Percent of International Students who Have Done the Following without Using
Citations
Copying an idea 73%
Copying and rephrasing commonly known information
67%
Copying commonly known information from a book or website word-for word
53%
Copying a sentence word-for-word, citing it but without using quotation marks
47%
Copying a few sentences word-for-word from the Internet
47%
Using another author’s words in your paper that you have previously memorized
40%
Copying a paragraph word-for-word from the Internet
40%
Copying a few sentences word for word from a journal article or book
33%
Copying a paragraph or more word-for-word from a journal article or book
27%
Using text from another student’s paper in your own academic paper
27%