Use Turnitin with Assignments

From the Edit Folder page, Turnitin^® tab, you can set up Originality Reports. For instructions on accessing the Edit Folder page, see Edit an Assignment. 

From the Turnitin^® tab, you can:

• Enable detailed Originality Reports for assignment submissions
• Control end-user visibility
• Set the Originality Report's frequency
• Select the sources to check the submission against
• Determine if the current submission is added to the file index for new submissions to be checked against

Viewing GradeMark^® Options

1. From the Turnitin^® tab, select the Enable GradeMark^® for this folder checkbox.
2. From the Transfer area, select the appropriate radio button.
   • Automatically sync grades as Draft in Brightspace - Allows Grademark^® to push grades to D2L automatically, but they will be in draft mode.
   • Manually sync grades as Draft in Brightspace - Requires you to push grades to D2L manually.
     

Viewing Originality Check^® Options

1. When you enable GradeMark^®, the Enable Originality Check^® for this folder checkbox is automatically selected. Therefore, Turnitin^® generates an Originality Report automatically.
   
   NOTE: 
   If you do not enable these options for this folder before students submit any papers, GradeMark^® will not generate the originality reports for any submissions, even if you select the checkbox at a later date.
   
   You may clear the Originality Check^® option and use only the Grademark^® option, but you can not use only the Originality Check^® option and not the Grademark^® option.
2. From the Display area, select the Allow learners to see Turnitin^® similarity scores in their submission folder, if needed.
   
3. From the Frequency area, change the frequency of your Originality Reports.
   • Automatic originality checking on all submissions, which will put all student submissions through Turnitin^®.
   • Identify individual submissions for originality checking, which will allow you to choose which students’ papers are sent through Turnitin^®.
     
4. Click the More Options in Turnitin^® button. A window displays additional Turnitin^® options. D2L displays the Title and Max Grade automatically, based on the information you entered for the assignment settings.
5. Select the Allow submission of any file type checkbox to allow files that Turnitin^® can’t read to be turned in. In this case, the files would be available for download, but would not be evaluated for originality.
   

Viewing Optional Settings

From the additional Turnitin^® options window, click the Optional Settings link to display additional settings.

Area	Setting Name	Setting Description
Submission Settings	Paper Repository (Drop-Down List)	Allows students to submit papers to the standard paper repository. Leave this set to Standard paper repository unless you do not want Turnitin® to save the submissions to the repository.
	Allow Submission of Any File Type	Allows students to submit any file type. With this option set to Yes, Turnitin® will check submissions for originality where possible. Submissions will also be available for download, and Grademark® feedback tools will be available where possible.
	Allow Late Submissions	Defaults to Yes and you cannot change it. Please note, this setting will not change the dates you have set in your D2L assignment, and won’t change the acceptance of papers if you have put in both a due date and an end date to allow late papers.
	Enable Grammar Checking Using ETS®e-rater®  Technology	Allow Turnitin®to check the grammar automatically. If you select this option, options display.
	Attach a Rubric	If you have built rubrics inside Turnitin®, you can attach one to the assignment. These rubrics are totally separate from D2L rubrics.
Compare Against	Student Paper Repository Current and Archived Web Site Content Periodicals, Journals, and Publications	Select the options to compare assignments against.
Similarity Report	Originality Report Generation and Resubmissions (Drop-Down List) Allow Students to View Originality Reports Exclude Bibliographic Materials; Exclude Quoted Materials; Exclude Small Sources	Select an option from the drop-down list that determines how Turnitin® handles the Originality Report for multiple submissions. Select this option to allow students to view their submissions. Select the options to exclude from the Originality Report.
Additional Settings	Save These Settings for Future Use	Enables the settings you have made, so you do not have to go through and reset them for each assignment.

Manually Submitting Files for Originality Checking

If your assignment folder has Identify individual submissions for originality checking enabled, you need to submit file submissions for originality checking manually. 

This option is useful if you do not want to check every file submission for plagiarism but still want the ability to do so on a case-by-case basis.

1. From the Properties tab on the New/Edit Folder page, select the Identify individual submissions for originality checking option.
   
2. From the Folder Submissions page, click theSubmit file for originality checking icon to the far right.
   

Viewing Originality Reports

From the Folder Submissions page, you can view Originality Reports. When a report is available, the status changes from In-Progress to a percentage rating, which indicates the level of matching content.

• A lower percentage rating indicates the content is likely original and has not been copied.
• A higher percentage rating indicates the content is likely not original and has been copied from another source.

Colors are associated with percentage:

Blue >= 0 and < 20%
Green >= 20 and < 40%
Yellow >= 40 and < 60%
Orange >= 60 and < 80%
Red >= 80 and <= 100%

Viewing an Originality Report for a Submission

To view the associated Originality Report, click the colored section beside the percentage rating. To access the Feedback Studio, click the pencil icon.

Opening Originality Reports

Two panes make up the Originality Report. 

1. The right pane lists all of the matching sources, including the percentage of text that matches and a link to the online content. 
2. The left pane displays the submission text using colored highlights to draw attention to the matching content.

The following file types are compatible with Originality Check^®:

If you would like to use Turnitin from the Turnitin.com website rather than through the integration with D2L, please contact VTAC.