Data/hora: 01/06/2024 09:41:38

Provedor de dados: | 42
País: | Brazil
Título: | Going Beyond Academic Integrity Might Broaden our Understanding of Plagiarism in Science Education: A Perspective from a Study in Brazil
Autores: | SANTOS,CHRISTIANE C.; SANTOS,PATRÍCIA S. DOS; SANT'ANA,MAURÍCIO C.; MASUDA,HATISABURO; BARBOZA,MONICA B.; VASCONCELOS,SONIA M.R.
Data: | 2017-05-01
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Research integrity; Plagiarism; Science education; Science policy; Rote learning.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Fostering innovation and creativity is a priority in the science and education policy agenda of most countries, which have advocated that innovative minds and processes will boost scientific and economic growth. While our knowledge society has embraced this view, fostering creativity is among the major challenges faced by educators and policymakers. For example, plagiarism, which may be considered a form of imitation and repetition, is a global concern at schools and universities. However, most discussions focus on academic integrity, which, we believe, leaves some gaps in the approach to the problem. As part of an ongoing project on plagiarism, science and education policy, we show results from a survey sent to 143 high-school science teachers at one of the most highly regarded federal schools in Brazil. Among respondents (n=42), about 50% admit that students plagiarize in assignments. Additionally, many of these educators suggest that the way biology, chemistry and physics are taught at school stimulates more repetition than creativity. Our findings are consistent with the need for a broader perspective on plagiarism and with initiatives to stimulate creativity and critical thinking among students. Although we offer a perspective from Brazil, it may illuminate current discussions on plagiarism, particularly in emerging countries.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000200757
Editor: | Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Relação: | 10.1590/0001-3765201720160474
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências  v.89 n.1 suppl.0 2017
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess