The Plagiarism Detection Systems for Higher Education - A Case Study in Saudi Universities

Abstract

Plagiarism, cheating, and other types of academic misconduct are critical issues in higher education. In this study, we conducted two questionnaires, one for Saudi universities and another for Saudi students at different Saudi universities to investigate their beliefs and perceptions about plagiarism tools. The first questionnaire was conducted to investigate to which degree the Saudi universities use plagiarism tools. Four universities responded to our questionnaire (KSU, Immamu, PSAU, and Shaqra University). The second questionnaire was used to investigate the user perceptions toward plagiarism tools in their universities. Forty students responded to this questionnaire. Each student was answered 20 questions. Part of these questions is to measure the confidence of students in terms of referencing; another part is to measure the overall confidence to the system and evaluation of the students' experience. The responses indicate that the respondents believe that some questions reflect their own cases with the plagiarism during their educational lifetime. K EYWORDS Plagiarism detection tools, Plagiarism issues, Plagiarism evaluation, students' perceptions.