Optimization of Paraphrase Learning for Academic Writing in Student of Midwifery

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10.2991/assehr.k.200824.248How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Paraphrase, plagiarism, students of midwifery

Abstract

Paraphrase is a way to prevent plagiarism. Many students did not understand academic writing, especially about paraphrasing, though they are required to make some field practice and final project reports. This study aims to analyze the changes in the understanding of the students about paraphrase. This study used one group pre-post test design was conducted on Agust 2019. Samples of this study were 34 students. The understanding of the students was measured using online exam and practice sheets which analyze used Wilcoxon and Freidman test. The results showed the mean of the understanding level after paraphrase learning was higher than before learning 43.32±9.49. The understanding level was significantly different between pre and post-test 98.63±3.94. Paraphrase learning could enhance the understanding level of the student about paraphrase. It should be taken into consideration to improve academic writing of the students.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rati Purnama Sari
AU  - Zul Amri
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/25
TI  - Optimization of Paraphrase Learning for Academic Writing in Student of Midwifery
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1145
EP  - 1148
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200824.248
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200824.248
ID  - Sari2020
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