The Cloze Procedure as a Test of Plagiarism: The Influence of Text Readability

Torres, Marisela; Roig, Miguel

doi:10.3200/jrlp.139.3.221-232

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“…To measure the effectiveness of perception, we look at the respondents' recall of the product information. As used in other research studies, recall of the presented information provides an indirect indicator of the respondents' information processing (Taylor, 1957;Torres and Roig, 2005). We opted specifically for this proven measurement method and not for a direct inquiry for the ease of information processing to avoid directing the focus of the respondents to information processing and thus possibly causing a major bias in the results.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…After a few filler tasks, the test persons were presented with the product description previously shown in the form of a gap text and asked to enter the missing terms correctly. This method serves as a common approach from psychological research to measure participants' recall of a certain stimulus (Taylor, 1957;Torres and Roig, 2005). Subsequently, the subjects were finally asked to provide sociodemographic data, and they were thanked and debriefed.…”

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Shaping consumer perception: effects of vertical and horizontal packaging alignment

Bettels

Haase

Wiedmann

2020

JCM

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Purpose Packaging represents an essential issue for marketers in terms of effectively communicating the product’s benefits, especially in the case of organic food products. Because of logistical advantages, rectangular packaging is frequently used for organic food products. However, the question arises whether packaging alignment may significantly influence consumers’ decision-making at the point of sale. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the effects of rectangular packaging alignment (vertical vs horizontal) on consumer perception in the context of organic food products. Design/methodology/approach On the basis of the empirical results of a pilot study, a between-subjects online experiment with a sample size of 699 participants and two conditions (vertical vs horizontal packaging alignment) was performed. Analyses of covariance and PROCESS mediation analysis were used for data analysis. Findings The results of two empirical studies confirm the relevance of differences in consumers’ horizontal and vertical information processing for the research context of organic food and provide evidence for the assumed relevance of packaging alignment by ultimately showing a change in packaging alignment affects consumers’ willingness to pay. Importantly, this effect is mediated by utilitarian value perception. Originality/value This paper importantly contributes to research on packaging design of organic food products. Specifically, the relevance of an efficient utilitarian value perception for the consumer’s willingness to pay is highlighted in this context. Potential implications of these results for companies, consumers and public health are discussed.

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Shaping consumer perception: effects of vertical and horizontal packaging alignment

Bettels

Haase

Wiedmann

2020

JCM

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“…An additional benefit to instructors using this method is that it should reduce concerns about academic dishonesty and plagiarism, an increasing problem in undergraduate institutions due to the abundance of readily available and accessible online resources in which information can be copied directly onto manuscripts. Further, there are many Internet sites which provide custom essays and papers for a fee (Kakkonen & Mozgovoy, 2010;Torres & Roig, 2005;Williams, Nathanson, & Paulhus, 2010). As student blogs are based entirely on their own personal experience, they are much less likely to copy another's work.…”

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Teaching Undergraduate Positive Psychology: An Active Learning Approach Using Student Blogs

Bridges

Harnish

Sillman

2012

Psychology Learning & Teaching

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In just over ten years positive psychology has become a major subfield in psychology. This is reflected in the development of positive psychology courses at many universities and in over a thousand empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Thus far, there is little published research suggesting ways to incorporate active learning techniques into these courses. This article describes the use of student blogs, employing a university blog platform, to teach several interventions in an undergraduate positive psychology course. The authors asked students enrolled in an introductory positive psychology course at a large university to complete three exercises, referred to as Three Good Things (recalling three good things that happened in the last 24 hours), Signature Strengths (using signature strengths in novel ways), and the Gratitude Letter (writing a letter of gratitude to someone who has been a positive influence in one's life), and record their experience in a blog. These exercises have been found to increase happiness and positive emotions. Students made a significantly higher evaluation of the course with blogs than of the same course without blogs. The authors describe how the techniques were assigned and scored, and examine the benefits and challenges of this method.In 1998, the president of the American Psychological Association, Martin E. P. Seligman, reminded psychologists of the largely forgotten mission of psychology -to focus on well-being and the strengths and virtues that allow people to thrive (Compton, 2005). In asking psychology to reorient itself, Seligman, along with colleague Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, had conceived a new subfield for psychology, called positive psychology, which focuses on the empirical study of positive emotions and character strengths (Azar, 2011). Prior to the creation of positive psychology the study of mental illness had been the disproportionate focus of psychology (Azar, 2011).Seldom had a science added a new subfield that was embraced as quickly; Compton (2005) noted that within a few years of its founding, positive psychology had become an influential area of inquiry in psychology. Indeed, this paradigm shift was so rapid that many universities began to offer courses and programs in positive psychology almost immediately. Such a transformation is usually much more gradual, especially at large institutions. This change resulted in the creation of positive psychology centres at several major universities, the addition of over 70 colleges and universities with positive psychology faculty (Penn Positive Psychology Center, 2011), and the development of more than 50 positive research groups at universities all over the world (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005). The swift development of positive psychology also saw the creation of the Journal of Positive Psychology, devoted to research on optimal human functioning, and the publication of more than 1000 articles related to the field published in peer-reviewed journals between 2000(Azar, 2011. Our institution,...

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“…This is known as the Cloze test, and assumes that a student who is familiar with the concepts of the written work will much more easily fill in the missing words than one who is not. Poor recall of missing words is a sign of a lack of understanding and thus a pointer to plagiarism (Torres and Roig 2005). Of course, these are quite time consuming activities for both faculty and students.…”

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Strategies for Dealing with Plagiarism and the Web in Higher Education

Darbyshire¹,

Burgess²

2006

JBSGE

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There are few publications dealing with plagiarism prior to the introduction of the Web, yet in the decade since its introduction there has been a rise in the number of publications dealing with the topic. This literature suggests that plagiarism is occurring on a more frequent basis since the introduction of the Web into classrooms. Students now have access to vast amounts of information through the Internet. The ease of accessibility and low access price of the information does little to establish a sense of information value in the mind of students. This phenomenon is calling into question established academic practices and the credibility of some courses. While online classes often receive much attention in this regard, the perceived rise in plagiarism is not restricted to this new paradigm. Indeed, the occurrence of plagiarism is no less evident in the traditional classroom. While the Internet may provide the means of plagiarism for many, it is not the cause. The Internet is part of a technological evolution we are experiencing in teaching and society in general. This evolution is forcing us to adopt many new paradigms and thus consequently change old teaching habits. With easy access to the Internet, education is operating in a new landscape, and assessment procedures need to adapt to the landscape in order to survive. In this paper we present a case study of a number of effective changes made to adapt assessment procedures to the new landscape at Victoria University, Australia. In particular, two very different approaches utilized in two different courses are documented. Both cases highlight how careful consideration of the design and assessment techniques used in learning activities can reduce or even remove the problem of plagiarism.

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The Cloze Procedure as a Test of Plagiarism: The Influence of Text Readability

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Shaping consumer perception: effects of vertical and horizontal packaging alignment

Shaping consumer perception: effects of vertical and horizontal packaging alignment

Teaching Undergraduate Positive Psychology: An Active Learning Approach Using Student Blogs

Strategies for Dealing with Plagiarism and the Web in Higher Education

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