Question

original source material
the philosophical position known as constructivism views knowledge as a human construction. the various perspectives within constructivism are based on the premise that knowledge is not part of an objective, external reality that is separate from the individual. instead, human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction.
references:
gredler, m. e. (2001). learning and instruction: theory into practice (4th ed.). upper saddle, nj: prentice-hall.

student version
constructivist philosophers assert that knowledge is made by humans themselves. knowledge is not \out there\ in some external reality separate from us. it is we humans who create the content in disciplines such as math and biology. that knowledge would not exist without people making it.
references:
gredler, m. e. (2001). learning and instruction: theory into practice (4th ed.). upper saddle, nj: prentice-hall.

which of the following is true for the student version above?
○ word-for-word plagiarism
○ paraphrasing plagiarism
○ this is not plagiarism

Explanation:

The student version re - expresses the original source material in their own words while still crediting the original author (Gredler, 2001). Word - for - word plagiarism would involve copying exact phrases without proper quotation marks. Since the student has paraphrased (changed the wording and sentence structure) and included a reference, it is not word - for - word plagiarism. Paraphrasing plagiarism would occur if the student paraphrased but did not cite the source. Here, the source is cited.

Answer:

This is not plagiarism