What are the available reports using TurnItIn and how do I use these for my courses?
Answer
TurnItIn is an easy-to-use plagiarism-detection tool that can analyze file uploads and text entry assignments submitted within Canvas courses. It can analyze for both similarity concerns and for AI-generated text. While TurnItIn does provide scores for both of these areas, it does not determine whether academic dishonesty has occurred and it makes no claims otherwise.
Refer to our TurnItIn resource guide for instructions on accessing and using the following reports. Generally, the reports can be accessed through the Speedgrader and Gradebook features.
Similarity
Similarity is how TurnItIn refers to what would typically be described as plagiarism. How much of the student-submitted work is similar to or matches text found in other locations? This compares student submissions to both published work, website content, and TurnItIn student-work repositories.
AI Writing Indicator
TurnItIn also gives uploaded submissions an AI-writing indicator. This score (shown as a percentage) indicates the amount of qualifying text that the system identified as AI-generated text. Instructors are cautioned to not make any decisions or accusations of plagiarism based solely on this indicator. At the most, this should be considered a reason to start a conversation with the academic department and/or student if necessary.