Introduction

Turnitin Plagiarism Framework in Canvas is a plagiarism detection system used in education to promote academic integrity and enhance student learning.

• Plagiarism Framework has replaced Turnitin Feedback Studio.
• Instructors and students access Turnitin Plagiarism Framework through the Canvas Assignments tool.
• Plagiarism Framework is available in all Canvas sites.

Instructors can:

• Run grammar, spelling, and originality reports on student papers.
• Check for plagiarism.
• Reduce unoriginal content and foster more confident writing.

Students can:

• If instructors let them, students can use Turnitin to check their work for spelling, grammar, and the originality of their writing.

Contents

• Creating New Assignments in Plagiarism Framework
• Switching Feedback Studio Assignments to Plagiarism Framework
• Accessing Similarity Reports and Grading Plagiarism Framework Assignments (for Instructors)
• Accessing Similarity Reports (for Students)
• Interpreting Similarity Reports
  
  • Similarity Report contents
  • Interpret Similarity Reports
• Getting Help
  
  • Resources
  • Technical and usage questions
  • Policy and academic integrity questions

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Instructions

Creating New Assignments in Plagiarism Framework

See Creating an assignment in Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Teachers).

1. In the course navigation menu click Assignments.

   

2. Click +Assignment.

   

3. Name the assignment and add a description.
4. Set Points, Assignment Group, and what you want the grade to be displayed as.
5. Set the Submission Type to Online.
6. Check Text Entry or File Uploads. 
7. After you set the submission type, the Plagiarism Review drop-down will appear. Click Turnitin.

   

8. Choose Turnitin Plagiarism Framework settings. The settings are the same as in Feedback Studio.
   
   • Set the Similarity Report settings.
   • Set how you want the assignment to be checked.

     

     

9. Set the assignment due date.
10. Click Save.

    

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Switching Feedback Studio Assignments to Plagiarism Framework

1. Open the assignments tool and click [...]->Edit.

   

2. In the popup click More Options.

   

3. Scroll down to the Submission Type.
4. Change the submission type from External Tool to Online.
   • If you don't want to use Turnitin, scroll down and click Save. You are done.
   • To add Turnitin-Plagiarism Framework to the assignment, go to the next step.
5. Check Text Entry or File Uploads.
6. After you set the submission type, the Plagiarism Review drop-down will appear. Click Turnitin.

   

7. Choose Turnitin Plagiarism Framework settings. The settings are the same as in Feedback Studio.
   
   • Set the Similarity Report settings.
   • Set how you want the assignment to be checked.

     

     

8. Scroll down and click Save.

   

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Accessing Similarity Reports and Grading Plagiarism Framework (for Instructors)

See also: Accessing the Similarity Report in Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Teachers).

1. Open the assignment you want to grade.
2. Under Related Items on the right side, click SpeedGrader.

   

3. SpeedGrader will open in a new tab. Click the colored percentage bubble next to the View drop-down or Assessment grade entry box.

   

4. The Turnitin Similarity Report will open in another new tab.

   

   In the Similarity Report, you can:

   • See sources similar to the student's work and their percent similarity.
   • Exclude the bibliography, quotes, or sources from the report. 
   • See grammar and writing errors.
   • See Interpreting Similarity Reports below for more.
     
     
5. After reviewing the Similarity Report, go back to SpeedGrader, add any comments, and enter a grade in the box below Assessment.
6. To view other students' work, click the arrows in the top right of SpeedGrader, then click the Turnitin colored percentage bubble to see their Similarity Reports.
7. When you're done grading, close the SpeedGrader tab and go back to Canvas.

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Accessing Similarity Reports (for Students)

• Students can only access Turnitin Plagiarism Framework if their instructor (1) creates a Turnitin Plagiarism Framework assignment and (2) lets them access the Similarity Report.
• Students submit assignments using Plagiarism Framework the same as any other Canvas assignment.

See also: Accessing the Similarity Report in Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Students).

1. Go to the course where you submitted a Plagiarism Framework assignment and click Grades.
2. Look for the name of the assignment and click the box for similarity reports.

   

3. Your Similarity Report will open. Turnitin will offer a tour of its features, which you can close.

   

4. View your Similarity Report. See Interpreting Similarity Reports below.

   

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Interpreting Similarity Reports

Similarity Report Contents

• Student work, sources similar to student work, and the percent similarity. 
• Filters to exclude the bibliography, quotes, or sources from the Similarity Report. 
• Grammar and writing feedback. 

For detailed instructions, see:

• Interpreting the Similarity Report (for instructors)
• Interpreting the Similarity Report (for students)

Interpret Similarity Reports

1. Access the Similarity Report. See:
   
   • Accessing the Similarity Report in Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Teachers).
   • Accessing the Similarity Report in Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Students).
2. The Similarity Report has two sections: Similarity and e-rater® (writing). Similarity feedback is in red, and writing feedback is in purple.

   

3. In the paper, you can click a red similarity bubble or a purple writing feedback bubble to see details.

   

4. In the Plagiarism Framework sidebar, you can:
   
   • Toggle feedback display.
   • Click on a feedback item to go to that item in the paper and see feedback details.
   • Filter for and exclude sources.
   • See writing feedback.
   • See The Similarity Report (for instructors) and The Similarity Report (for students) for details.

     

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Troubleshooting

Turnitin Feedback Studio has been upgraded to Turnitin Plagiarism Framework.

Easily switch assignments to Plagiarism Framework. See Switching a Feedback Studio Assignment to Plagiarism Framework.

• Turnitin Feedback Studio has been upgraded to Turnitin Plagiarism Framework.
• If you click a Turnitin Feedback Studio assignment, you'll get the below error, and you'll go to the course Home page.

  

• Your assignments are still there! Switch them to Plagiarism Framework. See Switching a Feedback Studio Assignment to Plagiarism Framework above.

Getting Help

Resources

• Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Teachers)
• Canvas Plagiarism Framework (for Students)

Technical and Usage Questions

• See How do you use Feedback Studio? for complete documentation. 
• Click Help on any Canvas screen and choose from help options. Canvas provides 24-7 support for Turnitin Plagiarism Framework, including live chat and a support hotline.

Policy and Academic Integrity Questions

• Email the Office of Academic Integrity at honorsys@vt.edu.

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