>"I am often told that essaybanks are not seen as the threat that
>articles such as this one would have us believe that they pose, as
>the majority of plagiarism from internet sources is usually due to
>students "cutting and pasting" from various websites, rather than
>purchasing entire essays."
>And just how would people who purchased essays be identified?
>Are they likely to identify themselves? What if they have essays
>written for them i.e. with bespoke services? NO So just how
>does anyone KNOW how many essays are purchased?
Obviously we don't know, but - how many students have enough
money to buy their way through a whole degree? How many
degrees are based on essay assessments alone?
I *know* the writing style of my students as I set them not just
essays but other types of written work, some of which is written in
class. I'd certainly be able to spot something that wasn't written by
them [but I do have to say that I'm not dealing with huge numbers
here]. If I felt that bought-in esays were a problem then I would
change the assessments.
Verity
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Dr E V Brack
Access & Flexible Learning Development Officer
Institute for Lifelong Learning
University of Sheffield
196-8 West Street
SHEFFIELD S1 4ET
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