声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
1.Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2 Purpose and significance of the present study
1.3 Organization of the thesis
2.Literature Review
2.1 The concept of plagiarism
2.2 Classification of plagiarism
2.3 Previous studies on plagiarism in academic writing
2.4 Classification of plagiarism studies
2.4.1 Classification of previous studies by methodology
2.4.2 Classification of previous studies by perspectives
3.Methodology
3.1 Research questions
3.2 Description of subjects
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Questionnaire design
3.3.2 Wheeler’s instrument
3.3.3 Semi-structured interviews
3.4 Research process
3.5 Data collection and analysis
3.5.1 The reliability of the questionnaire as a whole
3.5.2 Data analysis of plagiarism perception scale
3.5.3 Data analysis of plagiarism attitude scale
3.5.4 Data analysis of plagiarism reason scale
4.Quantitative results
4.1 Descriptive statistics of the plagiarism questionnaire
4.1.1 Students’perception of plagiarism
4.1.2 Students’attitudes towards plagiarism
4.1.3 Students’reasons for plagiarism
4.2 Difference of students’plagiarism knowledge
4.2.1 Language difference of students’plagiarism knowledge
4.2.2 Gender difference of students’plagiarism knowledge
4.3 The relationship between plagiarism knowledge and language level
4.3.1 The relationship between plagiarism perception and language level
4.3.2 The relationship between plagiarism attitude and language level
4.3.3 The relationship between plagiarism reason and language level
4.4 Students’plagiarism detection ability:analysis of textual materials
5.Qualitative results
5.1 Grading reasons in Wheeler’s textual materials
5.1.1 The reason for the difference between undergraduates’and postgraduates’marks
5.1.2 Students’attitudes towards plagiarism
5.2 Interviews
5.2.1 Plaglarism reasons
5.2.2 Students’attitude towards plagiarism
5.2.3 Students’academic background
6.Discussion
6.1 Plagiarism perception
6.2 Plagiarism attitude
6.3 Plagiarism reasons
6.4 The relationship between plagiarism perception and language level
6.5 The relationship between plagiarism attitude and language level
6.6 The relationship between plagiarism reason and language level
6.7 The relationship between plagiarism reason and gender
7.Conclusion
7.1 Findings of the study
7.2 Implications for academic writing instruction
7.3 Limitations of present study
Bibliography
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