Dear Mike This area has been a big focus of my research in recent years, so I can add to your list of published work here: Davis, M. and Carroll, J. (2009). ‘Formative feedback within plagiarism education: is there a role for text-matching software?’ *International Journal of Educational Integrity *5(2). Available at http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/issue/view/117 Davis, M. (2009). ‘The role of Turnitin within the formative process of EAP: a tool for global academic culture’ in *BALEAP 2007 Conference Proceedings* Davis, M. and Yeang, F. (2008) ‘Encouraging international and dyslexic students to develop more learning strategies for writing through the use of Turnitin’ *BeJLT* 2(3) November 2008. Available at: http://bejlt.brookes.ac.uk/article/encouraging_international_and_dyslexic_students_to_develop_better_learning/ Davis, M. (2008) ‘Using Turnitin to provide powerful formative feedback’. ASKe 123 Guide, Oxford Brookes University. Available at http://www.brookes.ac.uk/aske/documents/Turnitin.pdf Davis, M. (2007) ‘The role of Turnitin within the formative process of academic writing: a tool for learning and unlearning’. *BeJLT* 2 (2) October 2007. Available at http://bejlt.brookes.ac.uk/article/the_role_of_turnitin_within_the_formative_process_of_academic_writing/ Davis, M., Emerson, L. and Carroll, J. (2007).’The use of electronic detection systems for learners. Is there a pedagogic argument or are we just teaching them to cheat?’ European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction at Budapest 28 August-1 September 2007, 12th biennial conference. Abstract available at: http://earli2007.hu/nq/home/scientific_program/programme/parallel_sessions/&session=10 Davis, M. (2007). ‘Creating learning and unlearning opportunities from Turnitin in the process of academic writing’ ‘Designing for learning’ - E-Learning Conference at University of Greenwich, 4 July, 2007 Paper details at web-dev-csc.gre.ac.uk/conference/conf32/presentations/davis_2007.ppt I'd also recommend Judy Cohen's work at the University of Kent: Cohen, J. (2010). Using Turnitin as a formative writing tool. *Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education*, (2) pp1-14. Available at: http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe Hope this helps Mary Davis On 4 October 2010 11:49, Mike Reddy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It's not often I ask something of this mailing list, but can you help me? > I am looking for published and (ideally) peer-reviewed references for the > following: > > 1) use of turnitin formatively as a plagiarism awareness tool, and its > positives or negatives > 2) access to turnitin and whether it helps plagiarists to "get away with > it" by cooking their reports to avoid detection, or not. > > Jude Carroll has published on the use of turnitin as an educational tool, > if memory serves. In the latter case, Fintan Culwin et al has done some work > refuting the ability for plagiarists to massage reports. However, I am > trying to win an academic argument with colleagues here, so the weight of > published work to cite would really help me make the case that students > should be allowed to submit drafts and be advised on the results prior to > submitting a final dissertation. Can you provide references to work you are > aware of, to allow me to produce a definitive list? > > -- > Dr. Mike Reddy, Future Technology, Games Development and A.I., Division of > Computing, Newport Business School, University of Wales, Newport, Allt-yr-yn > Campus, Newport South Wales NP20 5DA > > Technoleg y Dyfodol, Datblygu Gemau a D.A., Yr Adran Gyfrifiadureg, Ysgol > Fusnes Casnewydd, Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd, Campws Allt-yr-ynn, Casnewydd, > De Cymru NP20 5DA > > Tel/Ffôn: +44 (0)1633 432452 Fax/Ffacs: +44 (0)1633 432307 Mobile/Symudol: > +44 (0)7971 170 199 > Email/Ebost: mike.reddy @ newport.ac.uk (remove spaces/dilëwch y bylchau) > ************************************************************************* > You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, > change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html *************************************************************************