Example 1: Plagiarize the original text by copying portions of it word-for-word.
A teacher who gets a particular ranking in year one is likely to get a different ranking the next year. There will always be instability in these rankings, some of which will reflect “real” performance changes.
Example 2: Plagiarize the original text by paraphrasing its structure too closely, without copying it word-for-word.
An instructor can receive a certain ranking one year and it can change the next. There is an inconsistency in the rankings because sometimes it will show, “real” changes.
Example 3: Plagiarize the original text by paraphrasing its structure too closely, and include a citation. Even though you cited it, paraphrasing too closely is still plagiarism.
An instructor can receive a certain ranking one year and it can change the next. There is an inconsistency in the rankings because sometimes it will show, “real” changes. (Ravitch, 270).
Example 4: Properly paraphrase from the original text by restating the author’s ideas in different words and phrases, and include a citation to the original source.
Example 5: Properly paraphrase from the original text by restating the author’s ideas in different words and phrases, add a direct quote, and include a citation to the original source.
The method that determines a teachers rank is unreliable because of several factors that include actual change in teacher performance and the startling 28 point margin of error. Thus making it difficult to trust the results (Ravtich, 270)
The method in which teachers’ influence on a particular student’s test score is judged is an inconsistent one. According to Sean Corcoran, an economist at NYU, “the average “margin of error” of a New York City teacher was plus or minus 28 points” (Ravitch, 270). Thus it is difficult to accurately determine actual teacher influence on student, improved teacher performance, or margin of error. This results in a different teacher ranking each year.
Based on the avoiding plagiarism assignment, you clearly grasp the important concepts here, but forgot to include a full reference to the original source at the bottom of your post. Furthermore, to avoid confusing the reader, place single quotation marks around any internal quotations, like this:
According to Sean Corcoran, an economist at NYU, “the average ‘margin of error’ of a New York City teacher was plus or minus 28 points” (Ravitch, 270).
Be more careful about missing punctuation, misspelled words, and unclear sentences in your writing, particularly in exercises like this. Some errors in the last two examples included:
a teachers rank (Missing apostrophe: a teacher’s rank)
Thus making it difficult to trust the results (Ravtich, 270) — This is a sentence fragment, with the name misspelled, and no punctuation at the end.
Thus it is difficult to accurately determine actual teacher influence on student, improved teacher performance, or margin of error. (Your meaning here is unclear to me.)