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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics for the Dimensions of Each of the Five Scales of the Questionnaire

From: Plagiarism as an academic literacy issue: the comprehension, writing and consulting strategies of Portuguese university students

Strategies

    N = 44

M

SD

Comprehension Selection

4.20

0.70

Comprehension Organization

3.41

0.83

Comprehension Integration

4.09

0.58

Writing – Planning

3.88

0.59

Writing – Revision

4.45

0.41

Writing - ‘Think-then-do’

3.37

0.64

Writing from Sources – Copying

2.67

0.62

Writing from Sources – Paraphrasing/ Patchwriting

3.71

0.49

Writing from Sources – Summarizing

3.91

0.57

Source Consulting - Less Appropriate

2.90

0.90

Source Consulting - More Elaborate

3.75

0.55

Citation Rules

3.86

0.50