Through Writable, teachers can get a clear idea of whether student writing is authentic. Originality Check will flag cases of plagiarism from online resources and other student work, while Authorship Alerts and AI Detection helps alert teachers to concerns about writing behaviors that often signify the student has used generative AI. Ultimately teachers can view a detailed draft history for each student and assignment to verify student writing actions.
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Originality Check
Follow the steps below to check for plagiarism.
Navigate to 'My Assignments', and click on the assignment you want to check.
Next, select a class.
The Student Dashboard will open up. From here, navigate to the Similarity column. The percentage you see is the percentage of the student submission that is similar to another source. Click on a percentage to view the Originality Check report.
The report will highlight any parts of the student’s writing that could have been plagiarized from a source. It will also generate a percentage for overall similarity and will list any source that was likely used.
Authorship Alerts and AI Detection
Follow the steps below to get more insights about student writing behavior and check for any potential use of AI in their work.
❗️Note: The minimum writing required in order for 100 characters for Authorship Alerts and 600 characters for AI detection.
Navigate to 'My Assignments', and click on the assignment you want to check.
Next, select a class.
The Student Dashboard will open up. From here, navigate to the Authorship column where you will see a colored dot.
Red: The full submission was pasted into Writable by the student (limited or no changes were made).
Orange: The submission was started by pasting a large block of text and then was edited in Writable.
Yellow: Several blocks were pasted into Writable and the time spent drafting is below the typical range.
Green: Student drafting time for the assignment falls within the typical range.
Grey: There is no draft history (for example, an assignment was imported).
Hover over the colored dot to get more details about AI detection as well as details about student writing behavior.
Not enough writing to detect AI: the minimum requirement of 600 characters has not been reached.
AI writing detection failed: there was an error with the AI detection.
No AI writing detected: it is unlikely that AI was used.
AI writing suspected: there is a potential that AI was used. We recommend looking at Authorship Alerts and draft history to get more information about student writing behavior.
Draft History
Follow the steps below to view a detailed history of student writing to help assess concerns regarding writing authenticity and potential improper AI use.
From 'My Assignments', select an assignment.
Next, select a class.
The 'Student Dashboard' will open up. From here, you can scroll down to the 'Overview' tab and click on a specific student to open up their submission.
Click 'Drafts' located in green Review bar on the right.
Here you will be able to see the most recent version of the student writing.
Click on the dropdown menu to see more of the draft history.
