Malaysian undergraduates' (in) ability to identify the correct use of sources / Ho Chui Chui and Wong Soon Heng

Studies conducted in the West show that one of the reasons students plagiarize is because of their poor understanding of the correct use of sources. This paper reports on a small-scale study which assessed whether Malaysian law matriculation students could identify the correct use of sources. Findin...

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Main Authors: Ho, Chui Chui (Author), Wong, Soon Heng (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah, 2014.
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