Turnitin
Accessing a Turnitin Similarity Report
When a file has been submitted to an Assignment, it will be automatically processed by the Turnitin originality checking service and a similarity report will be generated. The assignment will display a “Queued” status for both faculty and students until the similarity report is available to faculty and students.
Any questions or concerns relating to the use of this tool can be directed to the campus Academic Integrity Committee.
Additional resources relating the similarity reports are found on Turnitin Instructor help site.
Viewing the Similarity Report
Step 1: Click the Assignment title on your course page.
Step 2: Click View all submissions.
Step 3: When a report is available, each submitted student file will display a Turnitin ID and blue percentage icon. Click the percentage icon to access the similarity report.
The similarity report is also accessible when using the Assignment grader feature.
Step 4: Click the Grade button.
Step 5: When a report is available, each submitted student file will display a Turnitin ID and blue percentage icon. Click the percentage icon to access the similarity report.
Interpreting the Similarity Report
The Turnitin similarity report displays instances where the submitted documents were found to be similar to a database or repository. This does not necessarily indicate academic dishonestly has occurred. The report features can be used to help faculty and students review the similar information.
Note: Clicking hyperlinked text will open more detailed information about this feature found in the Turnitin Instructor Guide.
A. Show Report Layers - Displays the report information panel (if not displaying).
B. Match Overview - Provides an overview percentage of the matches found in the paper-
C. All Sources – Details all sources that have been found in the paper sorted by highest percentage.
D. Filters and Settings - Apply filters to the report or create a new similarity report.
E. Excluded Sources - View any sources that have been excluded by your filter settings.
F. Report Download - Download the current version of the report
G. Submission Information
H. Text-only Report –Generate a report in a text only format.
