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Awareness and Incidence of Plagiarism among Undergraduates in a Nigerian Private University

Authors: BABALOLA Yemisi

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This study examined studentsâ€™ awareness of plagiarism in Babcock University, one of the first-established private universities in Nigeria. The study also assessed the incidences of plagiarism among students and the perceived factors responsible for plagiarism. Out of the 200 copies of a structured questionnaire randomly distributed to students, 169 copies (84.5%) were returned and used for the analyses. The results indicated that most of the students lacked good understanding of behaviours that constitute plagiarism and are more likely to commit unintentional plagiarism. Copying from the web without attribution is very common as more than 60% of the students admitted that they often engaged in such practices. The ease of accessing information from the internet, the desire to earn good grades, a poor knowledge of citation principles and the pressure to meet assignment deadlines were mentioned as the most prominent reasons for plagiarism. A significant positive relationship was found between perception and incidence of plagiarism, indicating that awareness of behavior that constitute plagiarism does not in any way deter students from engaging in the behaviours. The study recommended that academic institutions should discourage unintentional plagiarism by teaching students the techniques of summarization and referencing, adopt strict policies and sanctions against intentional plagiarism and embark on value re-orientation to encourage honesty, diligence, fairness and academic integrity among students. . African Journal of Library, Archival and Information Science 22 (1) 53-60.

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