Newswise — Because a quick mouse click can make plagiarism an easy-out option for students on deadline, companies have created software programs that claim to help instructors discover dishonestly applied discourse in assignments.
However, a recent study of two programs by researchers at Texas Tech University found that two electronic eyes don't have the 20/20 vision they claim for seeing "borrowed" copy.
Kathleen Gillis, director of the University Writing Center, and Susan M. Lang, director of first-year composition, headed a group to look into the pros and cons of two plagiarism detection services " Turnitin and Blackboard's service, SafeAssign. Their findings caused the team to seriously consider the benefits and liabilities of either program.
The full story is available at http://today.ttu.edu/2009/03/plagiarism-research/.
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