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Turnitin<\/strong> is ÌÇÐÄvlog\u2019s plagiarism detection system. It is seamlessly integrated directly within Canvas. Turnitin is the world\u2019s leading cloud-based software for evaluating student work. Its features include an Originality Report that determines plagiarism, Grademark for providing feedback, and peer review resources.<\/p>\n

Enabling Turnitin in a Canvas Assignment<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Log in to Canvas at https:\/\/montclair.instructure.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Select your course<\/li>\n
  3. Click Assignments<\/strong> in the Course Navigation menu<\/li>\n
  4. Click Add <\/strong>assignment<\/li>\n
  5. Enter the assignment title, point value, and other relevant information<\/li>\n
  6. In the Submission Type <\/strong>menu, select Online<\/strong>. (Select Text Entry and\/or File Upload)\"screenshot<\/li>\n
  7. Under Plagiarism Review<\/strong>, select Turnitin<\/strong><\/strong>\"screenshot<\/li>\n
  8. Choose your desired settings based on the Turnitin options<\/a> provided. Click Save<\/strong> as default settings to preserve your settings for future Turnitin assignments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    NOTE<\/strong>: If you copy a Turnitin assignment prior to December 27, 2021, faculty will need to edit the assignment to enable the new configuration of Turnitin by following the steps above.<\/p>\n

    ETS e-rater (Grammar Feedback)<\/div>
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    ETS e-rater is a form of grammar feedback technology that automatically checks submitted work for grammar, usage, mechanics, style and spelling errors.<\/p>\n

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    1. To enable, select Enable grammar checking using ETS e-rater technology<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Choose your desired settings based on the options provided<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong>Understanding e-rater feedback, please check out this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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      How Students Submit to a Turnitin Assignment<\/div>
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      Students will follow the same assignment upload process but will be prompted with the message below. Students are required to click the checkbox before submitting.<\/p>\n

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      How Instructors Access Turnitin Reports<\/div>
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      1. Click on the assignment<\/li>\n
      2. Click on Speedgrader<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        To view your Similarity Report in Turnitin, select the similarity percentage from the right-hand side of SpeedGrader.<\/p>\n

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        What do the similarity score colors indicate?<\/h3>\n

        The percentage range is 0% to 100% with the possible similarity groupings being:<\/p>\n

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        Turnitin will open the Similarity Report in a new window.<\/p>\n

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        NOTE<\/strong>: You may be prompted to agree to the Turnitin User Agreement.<\/p>\n

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        Interpreting the Similarity Score<\/strong><\/h3>\n

        Turnitin checks a user’s work against its extensive database. If instances are found where a user’s writing is similar to or matches against a source this will be flagged for your review in the match overview.<\/p>\n

        The database includes billions of web pages: both current and archived content from the Internet, a repository of works students have submitted to Turnitin in the past, and scholarly publications, which comprises thousands of periodicals, journals, and publications.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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        Understanding Layers<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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        Similarity Layer Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        Flags for Review<\/a><\/p>\n

        Match Overview<\/a><\/p>\n

        All Sources<\/a><\/p>\n

        Filters and Settings<\/a><\/p>\n

        Excluded Sources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

        e-rater Layer Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        Viewing e-rater feedback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

        Other Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        Download File<\/a><\/p>\n

        Submission Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

        Students Accessing Similarity Report<\/div>
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        When setting up the Turnitin assignment, navigate to the option \u201cShow report to students\u201d and select one of the following options:<\/p>\n

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