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 a Feedback Studio Assignment to Plagiarism Framework
- Accessing Similarity Reports and Grading Plagiarism Framework Assignments (for Instructors)
- Accessing Similarity Reports (for Students)
- Interpreting Similarity Reports
- Getting Help
Instructions
Creating New Assignments in Plagiarism Framework
See Creating an assignment in Feedback Studio using Canvas Plagiarism Framework.
- In the course navigation menu of your Canvas site, click Assignments.
- Click +Assignment.
- Name the assignment and add a description.
- Set Points, Assignment Group, and what you want the grade to be displayed as.
- Set the Submission Type to Online.
- Check Text Entry or File Uploads.
- After you set the submission type, the Plagiarism Review drop-down will appear. Click Turnitin.
- Choose Turnitin Plagiarism Framework settings.
- Set the Similarity Report settings.
- If you enable grammar checking using ETS e-rater technology, set how you want the assignment to be checked.
- Set the Similarity Report settings.
- Set the assignment due date.
- Click Save or Save & Publish if you are ready to publish.
Switching a Feedback Studio Assignment to Plagiarism Framework
- In the course navigation menu of your Canvas site, click Assignments and click on the assignment you want to update.
- Click Edit.
- Follow steps 5-10 of Creating New Assignments in Plagiarism Framework.
Accessing Similarity Reports and Grading Plagiarism Framework (for Instructors)
See also: Accessing the Similarity Report.
- Open the assignment you want to grade.
- Under Related Items on the right side, click SpeedGrader.
- SpeedGrader will open in a new tab. Click the colored percentage bubble next to the View drop-down or Assessment grade entry box.
- 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.
- After reviewing the Similarity Report, go back to SpeedGrader, add any comments, and enter a grade in the box below Assessment.
- 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.
- When you're done grading, close the SpeedGrader tab and go back to Canvas.
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: Viewing your Similarity Report with Canvas Plagiarism Framework.
- Go to the course where you submitted a Plagiarism Framework assignment and click Grades.
- Look for the name of the assignment and click the box for similarity reports.
- Your Similarity Report will open. Turnitin will offer a tour of its features, which you can close.
- View your Similarity Report. See Interpreting Similarity Reports below.
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:
Instructor:
Students:
Interpret Similarity Reports
- Access the Similarity Report. See:
- The Similarity Report has two sections: Similarity and e-rater® (writing). Similarity feedback is in red, and writing feedback is in purple.
- In the paper, you can click a red similarity bubble or a purple writing feedback bubble to see details.
- 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 Navigating the Similarity Report (for instructors) and Navigating the student Similarity Report for details.
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
Technical and Usage Questions
- See Turnitin Guides for complete documentation.
- Click Support 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.