How to enable Turnitin for an Assignment

Introduction:

Turnitin is a cloud-based solution with capabilities in Similarity checking and online grading using their Similarity Report and Online Grading tools. Turnitin saves instructors time and facilitates personalized feedback for learners.

Similarity Report lets you monitor Assignment submissions and identify potential cases of plagiarism by automatically comparing submissions to an online database of original content. You can then view Similarity Reports which highlight key areas, show a breakdown of matching sources, and provide direct links to the matching content.

How to enable Turnitin for an assignment:

  1. 1. Navigate to Content.
  2. 2. Do one of the following:
  • Click Create New > Assignment, and enter the name, grade, date, and instruction information for your assignment.
  • In the assignment you want to update, click Options > Edit.
  1. 3. Click to expand the Submissions & Completion accordion.
  2. 4. Under Allowable File Extensions, select Compatible with Turnitin. For more information, refer to What file types are supported in Similarity Report?
  3. 5. Click to expand the Evaluation & Feedback tab.
  4. 6. Click Manage Turnitin.
  5. 7. Click Enable Similarity Report for this folder.
  6. 8. Click Enable Online Grading for this folder if you want to use the Turnitin suite of feedback and grading tools.
  7. 9. Click More Options for a list of additional optional settings.
  8. 10. Do any of the following:
  • In the Submission settings area, indicate where and when assignments can be submitted. For more information, refer to Turnitin assignment settings.
  • In the Compare against area, indicate the sources against which you want to compare the submissions, including previously-submitted papers, current and archived website content, periodicals, journals, and publications.
  • In the Similarity Report area, indicate the timing of generating similarity reports, and the type of submission content you want to exclude (such as bibliography, quoted materials, and small sources).
  • In the Exclude assignment template area, you can upload or create a template of text that is automatically excluded from the similarity report.
  • In the Additional settings area, you can indicate if you want to save the settings you have chosen in the More Options dialog for future use.
  1. 11. Click Submit.
  2. 12. Click Save.
  3. 13. Review your assignment details, change the visibility if desired, and click Save and Close.

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