Managing Instructor Expectations: What College Science Freshmen Know about Appropriate Sources, Citation and Academic Integrity

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Michelle Vieyra, University of South Carolina at Aiken
Brittany Cheeks, University of South Carolina at Aiken

Location

Percival

Abstract

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

We will present data from a survey of over 1000 science students regarding source use, citation and academic dishonesty. Preliminary analysis of this data suggests that incoming freshmen have a poor understanding of which sources are appropriate, how to cite them and have trouble recognizing subtle examples of academic dishonesty.

Keywords

Science majors, Freshman college students, Source use, Citation, Academic dishonesty, Source evaluation

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Vieyra, Michelle and Cheeks, Brittany, "Managing Instructor Expectations: What College Science Freshmen Know about Appropriate Sources, Citation and Academic Integrity" (2013). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 52.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2013/2013/52