"Antiplagiarism" tools: are they reliable? Case study.

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2017.61.919

Keywords:

Academic plagiarism, antiplagiarism tools, academic honesty, academic writing, antiplagiarism software, reproducibility

Abstract

The performance of four online tools to detect copy-paste from Internet sources (Small Seo Tools, Duplickecker, Search Engine Report and Turnitin) was re-evaluated after a year of use. The General Similarity Index was significantly reduced in the Small Seo Tools, Search Engine Report and Turnitin. The number of essays given as positive for plagiarism was also decreased in Duplichecker. The failure rate to detect possible copy-paste rose significantly from two to five times only in free tools. Turnitin showed an acceptable reproducibility, whereas Duplichecker and Search Engine Report, had a poor performance. These results suppose a defect in the operation of these free tools.

Funding

UNIDAD EDUCATIVA PARTICULAR SANTANA-UNESA.

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Author Biography

Dariel Díaz Arce, Unidad Educativa Santana-Cuenca, Ecuador.

Licenciado en Bioquímica y Máster en Ciencias del Laboratorio Clínico.

Actualmente Director Académico del Área de Ciencias Experimentales de la Unidad Educativa Santana.

Ha publicado trabajos en Ciencias Biomédicas, Ciencias Agrícolas y en Ciencias Sociales.

Actualmente impulsa un proyecto institucional en pro de elevar el nivel de probidad académica entre sus estudiantes de nivel medio.

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Published

05-12-2017

How to Cite

Díaz Arce, D. (2017). "Antiplagiarism" tools: are they reliable? Case study. Edutec, Revista Electrónica De Tecnología Educativa, (61), a365. https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2017.61.919

Issue

No. 61 (2017): Edutec 61 - November 2017

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Journal articles

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