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The top Turnitin blog posts of 2021 and what they mean
At Turnitin, like many of you, we often look back on the past year as we plan for the future. What you, our readers, have most read over the last 12 months informs and enhances our resources for the…
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Retractions from the Arabian Journal of Geosciences
In the last two months, the Arabian Journal of Geosciences @SpringerNature retracted a whopping 346 papers. Read more here
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Turnitin acquires Ouriginal
Today, global academic integrity and assessment solutions provider, Turnitin, announced the completion of its acquisition of Ouriginal from Nordic private equity firm, Procuritas.…
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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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How can I know whether I'm actually getting through to my students?
When the final bell rings at the end of a long day, what matters most is what resonated with your students. To determine exactly what those difference-makers are, though,…
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Grammar Grading Made Easier: How to Make the Most of ETS e-Rater® Inside of Turnitin
When you have a stack of student work to evaluate and your goal is to invest your energy into supporting the development substance and style, having to spend excessive time identifying and…
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How can I more easily and effectively collaborate with my teaching peers?
Colleagues using the same curriculum often approach instruction in different ways. This can make it challenging to see where students are growing or struggling,…
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"What Now?" How to Turn Identified Plagiarism into a Teachable Moment for Middle School and High School
The Similarity Report is a powerful tool built into Turnitin Feedback Studio which educators can use to compare student writing to a vast pool of content so that they can assess whether or not…
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Free Classroom Resources: Turnitin Source Credibility Pack
https://www.turnitin.com/resources/source-credibility An essential 21st-century skill is the ability to sort through and evaluate information critically in order to have an accurate understanding of…
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Free Classroom Resources: Turnitin Disrupting Plagiarism Pack
https://www.turnitin.com/resources/disrupting-plagiarism In a time when information is instantly available and content creation is a few clicks away, academic integrity can easily become a grey area…
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Authentic learning: What is it, and why is it important?
Fostering self-directed learners with a long-term, deep understanding of concepts is a key goal for educators. Authentic learning (or active learning) is, per Steve Revington, “real life learning.…
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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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Explore all the ins and outs of Turnitin Similarity!
Feel free to raise feature questions here We've created this section for you to exchange best practices with peers and ask us questions about the product functionality.…
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Turnitin LTI 1.3 & Advantage Integration GA
Hey Everyone! If you haven't heard yet already, Blackboard LTI customers who are using Blackboard version 3700.9.0 and above are now able to use LTI 1.3 for Turnitin integrations.…
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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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The Turnitin Similarity Score: what does it actually mean?
The Turnitin Similarity Score is often the source of much discussion in the classroom. Not only is the score often an indicator of unattributed text and possible misconduct,…
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Ghosted similarity icon
One of my classes identical to the other will not generate a similarity report. Why?
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ETS rather - & draft coach.
I've just spotted that we now have access to ETS rater; and have started to investigate it. From what I can see, it's not available to students pre-submission - though i see that Draft Coach is (if…
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How do you create your classroom honour code?
Classroom honour codes are critical in creating a foundation for a culture of academic integrity. How do you create a honour code among your students. Here are some guidelines that might help https:…
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Integrating authentic assessment into curriculum to leverage student learning - Webinar
Implementing an appropriate teaching model while integrating authentic assessment in the course syllabus can support student learning while safeguarding institutions’ academic integrity.…
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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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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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Similarity Reports
Hello! My teaching partner and I have recently experienced issues with similarity reports. Those essays submitted earlier in the day (1st period) are not compared to those submitted later in the day…
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How can synonym swapping detection by Turnitin help you?
We’ve recently had a conversation with a couple of teachers who said that they spend around 90% of their time analyzing students’ submissions to find out whether or not plagiarism has occurred.…