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Petitions for Readmission to Graduate Program

January 4, 2008 Request Approve Deny 16. MSE – Info Tech

Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F √

17. MSE – Info Tech

Readmission; GPA below 3.0 √


Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F; 3 credits D √




Readmission; 12 credits of C √



22. SPED Readmission; 3 credits F √ 23. MSE – Info Tech

Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F √


Readmission; GPA below 3.0; 3 credits F; 3 credits D √

Survey Participants

Group Participants TotalPercent 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

International Students’ Country of Origin

CountryNumber of

Students

China 10

Saudi Arabia 8

Norway 1

Total 19

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

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

International Students:Length of Time in U.S.

Monthsin 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

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

Previous Experience Memorizing Text

Type of TextInternational

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%

Previous Experience Memorizing Text for Class

FrequencyInternational

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.

Perceptions of Memorizing Text as Similar to Memorizing Multiplication Tables

InternationalStudents


Agree 68.4% 29.7%

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

Examples of Plagiarism:Similar Beliefs among Faculty

and Students

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Copyingparagraph

from internet

Copyingparagraph

from journal

Copying a fewsentences from

journal

International students

Non InternationalStudentsFaculty

Examples of Plagiarism:Differences in Beliefs among Faculty

and Students

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Copying a fewsentences from

internet

Copyingcommonly knowninformation from

a book

Using text fromanother student's

paper in yourpaper



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 andrephrasingcommonly

knowninformation

Copying anidea

Copying asentence,

citing it, noquotation

marks

Using wordsyou have

previouslymemorized



Students’ Perceived Seriousness of Actions:Mean Scores and Rank of Scores

International

Non Internati

onal

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: 1-41 = not at all serious; 2 = not serious; 3 = serious; 4 = very serious

Faculty Response to:Do you have issues with plagiarism in your

classes?

63% responded YES

Faculty Response to:How often per term do you have a case

of plagiarism?

26%

14%

14%

46%< 12-43-55+

Perceptions Regarding Inadvertent Plagiarism

56

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100

InternationalStudents

Non InternationalStudents

Faculty

Percent of each group that believes it is possible to inadvertently

plagiarize

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%

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