Although there is much discussion exploring the potential causes of plagiarism, there is limited research available which provides evidence as to the academic interventions which may help reduce this. This paper discusses a bespoke English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programme introduced at the university level, aimed at improving the academic writing standards of students, reducing plagiarism, and detecting cases of contract cheating. Results from 12 semesters of academic misconduct data ( n = 12,937) demonstrate a 37.01% reduction in instances of detected plagiarism following the intervention, but due to limited data, cannot demonstrate a direct impact on reducing detected rates of contract cheating. The results also show a lower than expected proportion of plagiarised assignments (3.46%) among submissions.

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通过学术不端行为教育减少窃

尽管有很多讨论探讨窃的潜在原因，但目前仅有有限的研究提供了有关学术干预措施的证据，这可能有助于减少this窃行为。本文讨论了在大学级别引入的定制学术英语课程（EAP），目的是提高学生的学术写作水平，减少窃和发现合同作弊案件。来自12个学期的学术不端行为数据（n = 12,937）的结果表明，干预后发现抄袭的案例减少了37.01％，但由于数据有限，无法证明直接降低了发现的合同欺诈率。结果还显示，提交论文中抄袭作业的比例低于预期（3.46％）。