Turnitin is a plagiarism detection service used by educational institutions to check the originality of students' work. It compares submitted papers to a database of academic content, internet sources, and previously submitted student papers to identify similarities and potential instances of plagiarism. The service generates a similarity report that highlights matched text and provides a similarity score, helping educators ensure academic integrity and students improve their writing by citing sources properly.
To check the Similarity Report for an already created Turnitin assignment in Canvas, please follows these steps:
- Open your course in Canvas.
- Go to Assignments on the navigation menu.
- Find and click on the specific Turnitin assignment you want to check.
- Click on SpeedGrader on the right side of the assignment page.
- You will see a list of student submissions. Click on a student’s name to view their submission.
- In the SpeedGrader, find the similarity score (a colored percentage) next to the student’s submission.
- Click on the similarity score to open the Turnitin Similarity Report.
- The Turnitin report will open in a new window or tab.
- Review the highlighted text and sources to understand where matches were found.
- Use the Match Overview panel on the right to see a summary of matched sources.
- After reviewing, close the Turnitin report window or tab to return to Canvas.
- Continue reviewing other submissions as needed.
For more information on this, visit Turnitin Guides website.
Here's how the Turnitin Similarity Report looks like after students submit their work:
