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 create a Turnitin Assignment in Canvas, follow these steps:
- Open your course in Canvas.
- In the course navigation menu on the left, click on "Assignments".
- Click the "+Assignment" button to create a new assignment.
- Fill in the assignment name and descriptions in the fields provided.
- Scroll down to the Submission Type section.
- Select "Online" from the dropdown menu (note: Turnitin only works with “online” submission types).
- Check the "File Uploads" option.
- Under the "Plagiarism Review" section, select "Turnitin" from the dropdown menu.
- Adjust the Turnitin settings according to your preferences:
- Store submissions in: Choose between "Standard Repository" or "None."
- Compare submissions against: Select the repositories Turnitin should check against (e.g., student paper repository, internet, and periodicals, journals, and publications).
- Report Generation Speed: Decide if the report should be generated immediately, on the due date, or allow resubmissions until the due date.
- Exclude Bibliography: Choose whether to exclude the bibliography from the similarity report.
- Exclude Quoted Material: Decide whether to exclude quoted material from the similarity report.
- Exclude Small Sources: Choose whether to exclude small sources and set the word count or percentage threshold.
- Set the number of points for the assignment in the Points field.
- Choose an assignment group if you have different groups.
- Set a due date and availability dates if needed.
- Scroll down and click "Save" to save the assignment.
- If you are ready for students to see the assignment, click "Publish". If not, you can publish it later when you are ready.
For more information, visit Turnitin Instructional Resources website.