Unethical practice of using someone else's words, ideas, or work without giving them credit
Types of plagiarism
Word-for-word plagiarism
Paraphrasing plagiarism
Mosaic plagiarism
Source plagiarism
Word-for-word plagiarism
Copied and pasted as is, no changes
Word-for-word plagiarism
Original: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Plagiarized: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Paraphrasing plagiarism
Word substitution/word order modification
Paraphrasing plagiarism
Original: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Plagiarized: "Mentally challenged today will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."
Mosaic plagiarism
Patching/Fruit Salad
Mosaic plagiarism
Original: A1: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read" A2: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot write" A3: "but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
Plagiarized: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
Source plagiarism
Wrong citation
Source plagiarism
Original: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Toffler, 2009
Plagiarized: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Galang, 2009
Avoid copying, paraphrase it! Explain the statement using your own understanding
Paraphrasing
Restating a source's ideas in your own words
Paraphrasing
Original: "Empirical studies are carried out all over the world to investigate factors enhancing the students' academic performance in Mathematics primarily because these are two of the most challenging subjects in school. Parental involvement in school activities has always been a major concern of the teachers in teaching –learning process. Many parents once they enrolled their children were passive in their child's education."
Paraphrased: "Many studies are focused on understanding how passive parental involvement relates to the performance of students particularly on subjects that can be challenging to learn. (Aquino et al., 2019)"
Citing
Providing a reference to the source of information used in your writing
Ways to cite
Parenthetical citation
Narrative citation
Parenthetical citation
"Student teachers who use technology in their lessons tend to continue using technology tools throughout their teaching careers (Kent & Giles, 2017)."
Narrative citation
"According to a study done by Kent and Giles (2017), student teachers who use technology in their lessons tend to continue using technology tools throughout their teaching careers."
When to cite
References
The complete citation of the authors mentioned in your paper, arranged alphabetically by author's last name
APA style
A common social sciences formatting style for essays and papers, with specific formats for in-text and reference list entries
APA style
Uniformity and consistency enable readers to focus on the ideas presented and quickly scan for key points, findings, and sources
In-text citation (paraphrase)
(Author Surname, Year)
In-text citation (quotation)
(Author Surname, Year, page number)
Reference list entry (book)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Eds.). (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.
When the author is "Anonymous", treat it as the author's name in the reference list
If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title
DOIs and URLs are formatted the same way, without the label "DOI:" or "Retrieved from"
The singular "they" or "their" is endorsed as a gender-neutral pronoun
Instead of using adjectives as nouns to label groups of people, descriptive phrases are preferred
Plagiarism
Unethical use of someone else's work without proper attribution
Types of Plagiarism
Word-for-word Plagiarism
Paraphrasing Plagiarism
Mosaic Plagiarism
Source Plagiarism
Word-for-word Plagiarism
Copied and pasted as is, no changes
Word-for-word Plagiarism
Original: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Plagiarized: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Paraphrasing Plagiarism
Word substitution/word order modification
Paraphrasing Plagiarism
Original: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Plagiarized: "Mentally challenged today will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."
Mosaic Plagiarism
Patching/Fruit Salad
Mosaic Plagiarism
Original: A1: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read" A2: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot write" A3: "but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Plagiarized: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler