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Table 2 
Results Of Student Plagiarism With Inconsistent Message
 
Students 
No knowledge 
of Turnitin.com 
Knowledge of 
Turnitin.com 
Class three (n = 44) 
14.7% 
10.1% 
DISCUSSION 
It is evident from our study that the anti-plagiarism software appears to be more effective as a deterrent 
when students are told from the beginning that assignments will be submitted to an anti-plagiarism program. When 
the expectations regarding plagiarism are explained and emphasized from the very beginning, students seem to 
respond to the reinforcement. Otherwise, the plagiarism aspect will be lost due to the students perception that it is 
merely an afterthought, even though knowing that their work will be subjected to an anti-plagiarism program.
The objects of any anti-plagiarism tool are to emphasize and encourage the skills of research, the synthesis 
of knowledge and the ownership of original ideas. University professors would rather spend their time teaching and 
establishing a learning environment rather than policing their students. It is evident that anti-plagiarism tools, such 

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