Assignments with TurnItIn

The Assignments tool provides a convenient way for students to electronically submit assignments. You can enable Turnitin on any assignment folder, which will compare student submissions to a vast repository of student papers and websites and generate a similarity report. This report helps you determine if parts of the submission were plagiarized.

 

Enable Turnitin for Assignment Folders

  1. Edit or Create an Assignment Folder (see Assignments Tutorial)
  2. Click the Evaluation and Feedback menu
  3. Click the Manage Turnitin link
  4. Check the boxes for Enable Similarity Report and Allow learners to see Turnitin similarity scores.
  5. Make your selection for Submissions Checked.
  6. If you plan to grade the submissions in Turnitin, check the box for Enable Online Grading and check the box for Automatically sync grades.
  7. Click the More Options button to set more options.
  8. Under Submission settings, select where to submit the papers. Click the question mark icon next to any option to see more information.
    • Standard Paper Repository.
    • Do not store the submitted papers (Use this option if this is a first draft of the student’s paper).
  9. Click the checkbox to Allow submission of any type.
  10. If you want to check grammar, click the checkmark to Enable grammar checking and check additional settings.
  11. Continue setting your preferences.
  12. Click the box for Save these settings for future use
  13. Click Submit
  14. Click Save on the Turnitin options
  15. Click Save and Close for the Assignment folder
 

View Student Submissions and Leave Feedback

When you use Turnitin, you have two options for assessing student submissions:

  1. Use the Assignment folder Evaluate page as you do with other assignments.
  2. Use the Turnitin Online Grading feature

Whatever method you choose, you can view a student’s similarity report by clicking on the similarity score percentage or by clicking the pencil icon next to a student’s submission. The notation “No Score” indicates that no score has been entered inside of Turnitin, or that the score has not been synced back to D2L.

OPTION 1: View Similarity Report and Assess using D2L Evaluate

  1. View the similarity report in Turnitin by clicking on the similarity score or click the edit (pencil) icon next to a student’s submission.
  2. A new tab opens that takes you into Feedback Studio. You can leave comments and use the markup tools in Turnitin if desired. Note the help button in the upper right corner and the tools along the right-hand side of the page.
  3. When finished viewing the report, return to the D2L Assignment submission page and click on the Go to Evaluation button for the student
  4. Enter a score and feedback and then click Publish

OPTION 2: View Similarity Report and Assess using Turnitin

  1. To view the originality report and to enter a score in Turnitin Onling Grading, click on the similarity score or click the edit (pencil) icon next to a student’s submission.
  2. A new tab opens that takes you into Feedback Studio. You can leave comments and use the markup tools in Turnitin if desired.Note the help button in the upper right corner and the tools along the right-hand side of the page. You will also see a score at the top of the page.
  3. When you enter a score in Turnitin, the score cab be automatically or manually transferred back into D2L in “draft” mode (depending on what you selected when setting up the assignment). If you chose automatically, you may need to refresh your web page.
    NOTE: If you chose to manually transfer the scores back, you will need to manually click the sync button to get the scores to transfer, and you will also need to manually enter the score in the “Evaluate” area.
  4. After the scores are synched back to D2L, they need to be published. Click the Draft Saved button, add any additional comments, and then click Publish. If you have a grade item in D2L that is connected to the assignment, the score will also transfer to the gradebook when published.

For more information about Turnitin, check out this resource page, check out this these instructor resources.

 

Additional Resources

Go to the eLearning Website for detailed tutorials on many D2L topics.

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