Plagiarism-Detection Software Being Used on College Applications
Whether plagiarism-detection software becomes a fixture of college admissions remains to be seen. But it’s safe to say the odds of more institutions’ embracing such a tool just increased.
On Wednesday, Hobsons, a marketing and technology company that serves colleges, and iParadigms, which provides plagiarism-detection services such as turnitin.com, announced a new partnership that will allow colleges to bring “automated content authentication” into the admissions process. Translation: The partnership will merge Hobsons’ popular online application system, ApplyYourself, with an iParadigms service called Turnitin for Admissions.