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Times Higher Education: Internet’s role in rise in student plagiarism exaggerated, study suggests
15 Jan 2016 - 11:30
"With its millions of websites, readily available student essays and Wikipedia entries, the internet is often cited as a major reason for the rise in plagiarism. But its role in encouraging academic fraud may be "unjustified" because levels of plagiarism were actually higher in the pre-internet era, a study suggests."