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The Turnitin Similarity Score: what does it actually mean?
The Turnitin Similarity Score is often the source of much discussion. Not only is the score often an indicator of unattributed text and possible misconduct,…
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AI paraphrasing detection launched 16 July!
Important information and resources Our AI paraphrasing detection capabilities went live 16 July! The enhancement was rolled out to all customers that have AI writing detection licensed and enabled.…
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Identifying a "QuickSubmit" owner as Turnitin Admin.
I was investigating a potential academic misconduct case recently. While most content uploaded to our VLE can be traced using the course / time it was originally uploaded,…
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Restore Inbox reports from 'Quick Submit'
Hi, I have mistakenly deleted reports from inbox of Quick Submit tab, I have raised a ticket but yet not get any response, can you help me to resolve the ticket (Case #22196320) to restore files back…
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ChatGTP and other AI
While AI text generation is nothing new, the recently released ChatGTP is pretty sophisticated in providing responses to a variety of prompts. In my department,…
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Similarity matched to student essay but is a public webpage
Hello, I have noticed that Tii matches essays with other student work, rather than with the original source, which is a public website. I am able to easily find these sources simply by googling.…
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Deceiving Turnin by replacing characters
Dear all. I have had an experience where after checking for plaguarism in a student's work and a very high percentage comes up, the work is resubmitted within days with a more than 50% reduction.…
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how do I register an instructor's account?
how do I register an instructor's account at Turnitin.com?
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Is it plagiarism or similarity?
This week's post on the Turnitin blog discusses the issues of plagiarism or similarity in part one of our debate series on the subject. Of course we know that plagiarism isn't acceptable,…
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Turnitin announces Americas Higher Ed Awards
Turnitin is delighted to announce the winners of The Americas Higher Ed Awards which recognize educators and institutions in the education community that showcase innovation in the fields of…
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SAGE journal retracts 122 papers
A SAGE journal has retracted 122 papers because of “clear indicators that the submission and/or peer review process for these papers was manipulated.” A look at the first three titles suggests that…
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Checking a late paper for plagiarism
My university uses turnitin for student submissions through Canvas. A student emailed me a late assignment (not submitted through Canvas and therefore not checked by turnitin).…
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The HOW & BENEFITS of K-12 & University Partnership
Can India also Initiate & Build a Research Consortium of its kind by bringing together the two pillars together- K12 & University right from the young age of Students ??…
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Working with your students to develop an honor code
This week’s Turnitin Blog looks at honor codes and their integral role in an institution’s academic integrity strategy. The blog explores how the process of developing an honor code should be a…
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Join the International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating
Wednesday 20 October, is the 6th International Day of Action (IDoA) Against Contract Cheating, a global call to action to prevent the use of essay mills and contact cheating services and also…
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Plagiarism and academic integrity
A recent blog post looked at the interlinked concepts of plagiarism and academic integrity. How do you present the concepts of plagiarism and academic integrity to your students?…
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Turnitin Feedback Studio resources to supercharge your teaching
Whether you are starting a brand new new academic year or just looking for ways to better engage your students in conversations about academic integrity the following resources will help to enhance…
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Student Voices on Academic Integrity
Do you want to know what today's higher education students really know and understand about academic integrity, and equally how we, as educators, can support them both in the classroom and remotely?…
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Source code plagiarism
A recent Turnitin Blog post discusses source code plagiarism, where students may copy computer code and submit it as their own work. The article makes the valid point that whilst this type of…
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Addressing self-plagiarism
Today's Turnitin blog post addresses the complex and sometimes confusing issue of self-plagiarism or "duplicate plagiarism" as it is also known. The article considers the impact of this topic on…
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Starting the Year: What is Academic Integrity?
As we start a new calendar year it's a good idea to reflect on some key terms we use in our universities and schools. We are probably all familiar with the six fundamental values of academic…
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How do you treat self-plagiarism at postgrad. level?
Hi all, I'd like to hear how your HE institution treats self-plagiarism (or double submission) at PG level. In some subjects, we may scaffold our assessments (e.g.…
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Skills Deficit or Intentional Plagiarism?
Our recent blog post discusses the thorny question of intentional vs inadvertent plagiarism. As educators we always want to look on the bright side, and we naturally have a very positive outlook, so,…
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Collating Contract Cheating Data
Our final Turnitin Originality blog post this week looks at the new Contract Cheating Dashboard which can quickly provide Academic Misconduct Officers and investigators with an overview of the scope…
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Using Data to Back up Lecturers' Intuition
Turnitin Originality now surfaces metadata about a student’s submission via the Document Details Insight panel. These details can provide a valuable insight into a student’s research and planning…
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