Hi If you google
plagiarism foreign students or plagiarism muslim students (especially the former), you will find much seemingly credible material linking plagiarism and student origins. Seemingly credible in the sense that much of it comes from the academic world, including educational research centers. Dominant view appears to link (perhaps) higher rate of plagiarism to second-language issues and to lack of academic enculturation. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> "Claudia Stanny" <csta...@uwf.edu> 05-Jun-09 2:00 PM >>> Sorry, Michael, but I think you are wrong on this. I have a very good informant who taught last year at a private Islamic school in another state. All of the students in this school are observant Moslems. She asked my advice for dealing with one student who had plagiarized on an assignment. When she confronted the student about the problem, her first response was "Oh . . . my brother told me I would get in trouble for this!" None of the other students felt any obligation to share their answers or work. Claudia Stanny From: michael sylvester [mailto:msylves...@copper.net] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:33 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Cross-cultural for Tipsters (2) What we call cheating may be interpreted differentially.I have noticed that among some Moslem students working out assignments together or even sharing answers or allowing other Moslem affiliates to copy is almost like a religious obligation-as if a good moslem should help another moslem.So is there a religio-cultural imperative?I taught at an institution where the chair of the Mathematics dept. told a faculty gathering that the Arab students in his class were big cheats. Michael Sylvester,PhD daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
