KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS ON PLAGIARISM AND THEIR STRATEGIES IN AVOIDING IT IN WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS

Astuti, Fahira Wina and Safnil, Safnil and Kasmaini, Kasmaini (2023) KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS ON PLAGIARISM AND THEIR STRATEGIES IN AVOIDING IT IN WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS. Undergraduated thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore level of knowledge of English education study program students about concept of plagiarism, to find out students attitude towards plagiarism, and to know the strategies used by students in avoiding plagiarism in their academic text and the reasons they use these strategies. This study used a mixed method with totaling sampling as much as 87 people from class A, B, and C who were taken by using random technique sampling. The results of this study show that most of the students in sixth semester of English Education study program had a moderate level of awareness of the various acts that constitutes plagiarism. The results of the questionnaire showed that there was confusion among some students regarding the knowledge of plagiarism. It can be seen from the last statement in table 4.1, the result was almost equal between agree and diagree, 44 (50.58%) students disagreed and 43 (49.42%) others agreed. This happens because there are differences in lecturers' views on the topic of plagiarism, which has an impact on students' knowledge of plagiarism which is diverse. Results also showed that a significant number of the students had a negative attitude towards plagiarism indicated that the majority of students would avoid plagiarism. From the statement, it could be concluded that most students (71 out of 87) believed that plagiarism was against their ethical value that had to be prevented. It can also be seen that 61 (70.11%) students lacked knowledge about self-plagiarism as students believed that reusing their own texts in other assignments would not be a problem. Then, based on the results of interviews, it was found that there were three strategies to avoding plagiarism in writing academic text; (1) Direct quotation, (2) paraphrasing, and (3) summarizing. In addition, students also use additional strategies in avoiding plagiarism, including reading a lot, understanding about plagiarism, and using plagiarism detection tools. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Plagiarism, Students, Academic Writing

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