Hi Carol--
Here are my two cents.
If there is no reference (in text citation) for the source, yes. If there is a citation, I would still get on their case for the fact that the last part of the sentence is verbatim from the original source and should be in quotation marks. However, my penalty would be much greater for the "no source given" situation than if the student(s) cited the source but didn't use quotes when they should.
Julie
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From: "DeVolder Carol L" <[email protected]>
Sent 5/10/2009 2:17:19 PM
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]>
Subject: [tips] Reality check
OK, I need a quick show of hands--plagiarism or not?
Here is the sentence from the paper:
When hearing loss exists, the main cause is damage or complete destruction of sensory hair cells.
Here is the sentence from the article:
The principle cause of hearing loss is damage to or complete destruction of sensory hair cells.
I am encountering this so often, I'm starting to question my own judgment.
Thanks,
Carol
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