Purpose
This article describes how to add a Turnitin assignment into Moodle and describes the options while setting up the assignment.
Background
Turnitin helps instructors evaluate the originality of students' work by comparing electronic documents to online sources and the Turnitin database. The software returns an Originality Report which rates submitted assignments and highlights text that appears elsewhere.
Adding a Turnitin assignment in Moodle is a two-step process. First, add the Turnitin assignment to your Moodle course page and edit the settings from within Moodle. Then open the assignment and select additional settings within Turnitin.
Procedure
Add a Turnitin Assignment
On your course page, Turn Edit mode to On (top right).
Click on the link, +Add an activity or resource in the section where you want to add the Turnitin activity.
Select Turnitin from the list provided.
Configure Settings
General
Turnitin Assignment Name (required)
Summary
Enter a summary of the assignment and instructions. The Summary will be visible to students when they click the assignment link.Submission Type (required)
Any Submission Type lets students choose to submit either a file or text entry.
File Upload requires that students upload a file containing their essays. Acceptable formats include PDF, Microsoft Word, and others. For the latest list of supported file formats, see Supported File Types and Size.
Text Submission provides students with a text box where they can type or paste in the text of their essay. This may work better for shorter submissions rather than essays that have multiple pages and have specifically formatted reference lists.
Number of Parts
Specify whether students can submit multiple parts of their assignment, for example, if they are uploading separate sections of an essay independently. This can be used for submitting multiple drafts of an essay.Maximum File Size
Set the maximum size of the file that students can upload.Allow submission of any file type?
This setting will allow any file type to be submitted. With this option set to Yes, submissions will be checked for originality where possible, submissions will be available for download and GradeMark feedback tools will be available where possible.Display Originality Reports to Students
Specify whether students can see the reports that Turnitin generates. The default is No.
Note: Instructors can always see these reports. This setting only determines whether a student can see the report that the instructor received for their submission which can be useful in resolving disputes on the originality of the student's work, or for draft submission to allow students to improve citations.Grade Display
This option sets the display mode for the grade options. Grades can be displayed as a fraction or percentage.Auto Refresh Grades / Scores
Specify whether grades and originality reports will be refreshed automatically. The default is Yes, automatically refresh originality scores and grades.Set these values as assignment defaults
Select this option to make the current settings default for future Turnitin assignments.
Assignment Parts
By default, Turnitin assignments are composed of one part. If the assignment has more than one part (set above), each part will have its own form.
Name (required)
A name for the assignment part. The default is Part 1.Start Date
This defaults to the precise date and time the Turnitin assignment was created. Modify this if you want students to be able to start submitting their work at a later date and time.
Due Date
This defaults to 7 days after the precise date and time at which you created the Turnitin assignment. Modify this with the actual due date you want for your assignment.
Note: Students may still be able to submit their work after the Due Date if you enable Allow Submissions after the Due Date (under Originality Report Options, below).Post Date
This is the date at which your grades and feedback are made available for students to view. The default is 7 days after the precise date and time at which you created the Turnitin assignment. Modify this if you want your grades to be posted at or after your actual due date.
Note: To have Turnitin and Moodle sync grades correctly you must have grades entered into Grademark BEFORE the Post Date. Any grades entered AFTER the post date must be synced individually. Instructors should set a reasonable time in which to grade students' work for their Post Date.Max Grades
Enter the maximum points that can be earned in this part. The default is 100.
Note: In multiple-part assignments, if all parts have the same Max grades value, the parts will be weighted equally in calculating the grade for the entire assignment that is recorded in the Moodle gradebook.
Originality Report Options
Allow Submissions after the Due Date
Set this to Yes if you want to allow students to submit beyond the due date.Report Generation Speed
There are three options for this assignment setting:Generate reports immediately (resubmissions are not allowed) generates an Originality Report as soon as a student makes a submission. With this option selected your students will not be able to resubmit the assignment.
Generate reports immediately (resubmissions are allowed until due date) allows students to continuously resubmit the assignment until the due date. It may take up to 24 hours to process Originality Reports for resubmissions.
Generate reports on due date (resubmissions are allowed until due date) only generates an Originality Report on the assignment's due date.
Note: This setting allows all assignment submissions to be compared against each other when the Originality Reports are created.
Store Student Papers
Papers stored in the Cochise College dedicated databases of assignments at Turnitin are used solely for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism during the grading process this term and in the future. Select no repository to disable this feature. The default is Institutional Repository (Where Applicable).Check against stored student papers
Select Yes to check submissions' originality against those stored in the Turnitin repository. Originally reports will provide details for matches within your current and previous classes, and general information for other matches found.Check against internet
Select Yes to check submissions' originality against internet content.Check against journals, periodicals, and publications
Select Yes to check submissions' originality against content from academic publications.Exclude Bibliography
Select Yes if you would like to exclude the bibliography section of student submissions from originality checking.Exclude Quoted Material
Select Yes if you would like Turnitin to skip over any quotes used in the student submission, as these are more likely to match works submitted elsewhere.Exclude Small Matches
Enter the minimum number of words (or the percentage of the essay) that need to match in order to flag a section of the student submission. This can cut down on commonly used phrases being flagged for similarity.
Grademark Options
To use a saved rubric for the assignment, in the Attach a rubric to this assignment drop-down menu, select the desired rubric.
To build a new rubric, click Launch Rubric Manager. The rubric editor will open.
Quickmark feedback must be configured from within Turnitin (see next page).
Additional Configuration
On your Moodle course page, click the Turnitin assignment to configure. To change a date or grade, click the Edit iconnext to the item. Drop-down menus or an entry field will appear.
To set up or edit a Rubric, click the Rubric icon.
To set up or edit Quickmark feedback, click the Launch Quickmark Manager icon.
To submit a paper for a student, click the Upload paper icon.
To view a student submission, click the Submission Title. Submissions open in the Turnitin Document Viewer, in a new browser tab. From the viewer, you can give feedback (Grademark, Rubric, score).
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