Open AccessFrom Inspiration to Plagiarism – On the Symptoms and Problems of the Copycat Approach. Reflections of the Jury of a Student Competition
Author(s) -
Artur Skwarek,
Łukasz Adamowski,
Katarzyna Deja
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
edukacja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2449-8998
pISSN - 0239-6858
DOI - 10.24131/3724.200108
Subject(s) - copycat , competition (biology) , jury , set (abstract data type) , order (exchange) , psychology , social psychology , sociology , public relations , law , political science , computer science , business , cognitive science , ecology , finance , biology , programming language
With 15 years of experience, the jurors of a Polish student competition entitled Footpaths of Physics present their views on the copycat approach manifested by the contestants. The cases discussed are analysed in order to discover the reasons and results of such an attitude – connected to the competition itself, as well as to more general psychological and societal phenomena. The paper may be treated as a set of clues for people engaged in judging the work of students – such as teachers – but also for anyone working with exceptionally gifted or ambitious students.