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1. Petitions for Readmission to Graduate Program
January 4, 2008 Request Approve Deny
16. MSE – Info
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Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F √
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Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √
18. MSE – Info
Tech
Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F; 3 credits D √
19. MSE – Info
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Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √
20. MSE – Info
Tech
Readmission; 12 credits of C √
21. MSE – Info
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Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √
22. SPED Readmission; 3 credits F √
23. MSE – Info
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Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F √
24. MSE – Info
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Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F; 3 credits D √
2. Survey Participants
Group Participants Total
Percent that
Completed
Survey
Faculty 46 308 14.9
International Students 19 30 63.3
Non International Students 36 74 48.6
Total 101 412 24.5
4. International Students’ Previous Experience
Writing Research Papers
# of Previous
Research Papers
Students’ Report of #
of Previous Research
Papers Written
Percent
of Total
0-1 9 47.4
2-9 4 21.1
≥10 6 31.5
5. International Students’ Previous Experience
Writing Essays
# of Previous
Essays
Students’ Report of #
of Previous Essays
Written
Percent
of Total
0-1 4 21.1
2-9 5 26.3
≥10 10 52.6
6. International Students:
Length of Time in U.S.
Months
in U.S.
Students’ Report of
Length of Time in
U.S.
Percent
of Total
3-12 5 26.3
13-24 10 52.6
≥ 25 4 21.1
7. International Students:
Length of Time Studying English
Years Studying
English
Students’ Report of
Time Studying
English
Percent
of Total
≤ 2 5 26.3
3-5 0 0.0
6-8 6 31.6
≥ 9 8 42.1
8. Previous Experience Memorizing Text
Type of Text
International
Students
Non
International
Students
Phrase 31.6% 30.8%
Sentence 21.1% 12.8%
Paragraph 5.3% 10.3%
Essay or Poem 15.8% 33.3%
Chapter 15.8% 10.3%
Entire Book 10.5% 2.6%
9. Previous Experience Memorizing Text for Class
Frequency
International
Students
Non
International
Students
Very Frequently 15.8% 2.6%
Frequently 36.8% 7.7%
Infrequently 31.6% 30.8%
Very Infrequently 15.8% 59.0%
Quick fact: international students are 5 times more likely to report
frequent use of memorizing text for class than non international students.
10. Perceptions of Memorizing Text as Similar to Memorizing
Multiplication Tables
International
Students
Non
International
Students
Agree 68.4% 29.7%
11. International Students:
Previous Knowledge of Plagiarism
Percent of International students who had
heard about the concept of plagiarism before
coming to the United States: 73.5
12. Examples of Plagiarism:
Similar Beliefs among Faculty and Students
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Copying
paragraph
from internet
Copying
paragraph
from journal
Copying a few
sentences from
journal
International students
Non International
Students
Faculty
13. Examples of Plagiarism:
Differences in Beliefs among Faculty and Students
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Copying a few
sentences from
internet
Copying
commonly known
information from
a book
Using text from
another student's
paper in your
paper
International students
Non International
Students
Faculty
14. Examples of Plagiarism:
Salient Differences in Beliefs among International Students,
Faculty and Non International Students
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Copying and
rephrasing
commonly
known
information
Copying an
idea
Copying a
sentence,
citing it, no
quotation
marks
Using words
you have
previously
memorized
International students
Non International
Students
Faculty
15. Students’ Perceived Seriousness of Actions:
Mean Scores and Rank of Scores
International
Non
International
Difference
Copying a paragraph or more word-for-
word from a journal article or book 3.31 1 3.81 1 0.50
Copying a paragraph word-for-word from
the Internet 3.21 2 3.67 2 0.46
Copying a few sentences word-for-word
from the Internet 2.86 3 3.39 3 0.53
Copying a sentence word-for-word, citing it
but without using quotation marks 2.86 3 2.36 7 (0.50)
Using another author’s words in your paper
that you have previously memorized 2.71 5 3.33 4 0.62
Copying commonly known information
from a book or website word-for word 2.71 5 3.08 5 0.37
Copying an idea 2.36 7 2.80 6 0.44
Copying and rephrasing commonly known
information 2.21 8 1.94 8 (0.27)
Range of possible scores: 1-4
1 = not at all serious; 2 = not serious; 3 = serious; 4 = very serious
17. Faculty Response to:
How often per term do you have a case of plagiarism?
26%
14%
14%
46%
< 1
2-4
3-5
5+
18. Perceptions Regarding Inadvertent Plagiarism
56
75
65
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
International
Students
Non International
Students
Faculty
Percent of each group that believes it is possible to
inadvertently plagiarize
19. Percent of International Students who Have Done the
Following without Using Citations
Copying an idea 73%
Copying and rephrasing commonly known information 67%
Copying commonly known information from a book or
website word-for word 53%
Copying a sentence word-for-word, citing it but without
using quotation marks 47%
Copying a few sentences word-for-word from the Internet 47%
Using another author’s words in your paper that you have
previously memorized 40%
Copying a paragraph word-for-word from the Internet 40%
Copying a few sentences word for word from a journal
article or book 33%
Copying a paragraph or more word-for-word from a
journal article or book 27%
Using text from another student’s paper in your own
academic paper 27%
