By:

Keith Davis

Taking the Fear out of Research Papers - How to Complete Proper Citations and Avoid Plagiarism.

A Survey of Instructional Goals and Learning Domains Utilized in the Writers to the Rescue Bookbuilder Project

Instructional Goals

The instructional goals for this project are for students to prepare a research paper without plagiarism by properly citing work in both the text of the report and on the works cited page.

Instructional ObjectivesThe instructional objectives are:

Teach what plagiarism is. How to avoid plagiarism through proper

citation.

Know how to cite work inside the body of the report.

How to develop a proper works cited page.

Instill an appreciation for avoiding plagiarizing.

Learning DomainsClick on the learning domain to learn

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Cognitive

Psychomotor

Affective

Press to Review

Cognitive DomainThis instruction will present itself in the CognitiveDomain by:

• Defining plagiarism

• Presenting different citation formats, e.g. APA, MLA

• Defining what a works cited or reference page is

• Giving examples on in-text parenthetical citations

Psychomotor DomainThis instruction will present itself in the Psychomotor Domain by:

• Students selecting examples of properly formatted

citations.

• Correcting a works cited page by selecting

improperly formatted bibliographic entries.

Affective Domain

• Instilling an appreciation for not plagiarizing by

comparing the act to the theft of valuables.

• Asking students to empathize with someone whose work

was plagiarized.

• Presenting the possible ramifications of plagiarism.

This instruction will present itself in the Affective Domain by:

Review

• The goal is to remove fear of research papers by

understanding plagiarism and how to avoid it.

• Presenting different citation formats, e.g. APA, MLA

• Students will be able to identify improper formatted citations

and correct them

• Students will gain an appreciation for avoiding plagiarism by

understanding the value of one’s work and by viewing

plagiarism as theft of someone’s intellectual property

and the ramifications of this act.