Regarding students' perceptions towards plagiarism, many students n, 99, 96.1 thought that plagiarism is as bad as stealing from someone. 2, n, 95 reported that there was plagiarism. Provide my favorite ways to use class time to avoid plagiarism. 2. Lead students through practical exercises. Effective practical exercises to avoid plagiarism should cover paraphrasing, summarizing and directly referencing sources. For example, I give my students practical scenarios like these: