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Confused About Paraphrasing

Studies show that many students plagiarize inadvertently because they do not know how to paraphrase correctly. The following websites discuss proper paraphrasing and illustrate with examples.

  • Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words (Purdue Writing Lab (OWL))
  • How To Recognize Plagiarism (University of Indiana)
  • Poor Paraphrases (University of Texas)
  • "Paraphrase-Plagiarism Risk Quiz“ (Goucher College)

    The following articles provide teaching strategies to help students improve their paraphrasing skills:

    Maas, David F. "Make Your Paraphrasing Plagiarism Proof with a Coat of E-Prime." ETC.: A Review of General Semantics (2002): 196-205.

    Shirley, S. "The Art of Paraphrase." Teaching English in the Two-Year College (December 2004): 186-189.

    Walker, Angela. "Preventing Unintentional Plagiarism: A Method for Strengthening Paraphrasing Skills." Journal of Instructional Psychology 35 4 387-395.

    Studies on Paraphrasing and Plagiarism:

    Barry, Elaine. "Can Paraphrasing Help Students Define Plagiarism?" College Student Journal (June2006): 377-384.

    Howard, Rebecca Moore. "Plagiarisms, Authorships, and the Academic Death Penalty." College English (1995) 62 (4): 473-91.

    Roig, M. "Can Undergraduate Students Determine Whether Text Has Been Plagiarized." Psychological Record (1997): 113-122.

    _____ "Plagiarism and Paraphrasing Criteria of College and University Professors." Ethics and Behaviour (2001) 11(3):307-324.