Education, not fear, found effective in reducing plagiarism

Inside Higher Ed had an article on a randomized control group study which looked at the impact of a tutorial focused on educating students about academic integrity. The students did not know they were part of a study, but those who viewed the tutorial evidenced less plagiarism in papers; however the "treated" students did not report a higher level of concern about committing or being caught for plagiarizing than did the control group, suggesting that fear was not a motivating factor. The full article is here. The "Plagiarism Resource Site" was created jointly by Colby, Bates and Bowdoin .