Plagiarism is an escalating issue in the field of science, leading many universities to adopt software tools for identifying non-original student work. In a recent survey conducted by an institute, 350 faculty members from diverse academic institutions were polled about the strategies they employ to detect plagiarism. The findings revealed that 25% of respondents acknowledged occasionally utilizing online
searches with keywords from student work for plagiarism checks.
Considering the assumption that this sample is reflective of university faculty members, does the data from the survey offer compelling evidence that more than one third of faculty members employ keyword searches on occasion to assess student work for plagiarism
