Overview
Turnitin Similarity is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's originality and plagiarism prevention service. It is intended to deter plagiarism and promote academic integrity. Turnitin Similarity is a tool that can help students learn how to properly use citations and paraphrasing in their papers which can help students produce original work. Turnitin Similarity can be accessed through Online@UT (Canvas).
How Does Turnitin Similarity Work?
Turnitin Similarity is available in Online@UT (Canvas) through the Canvas Assignment feature. Instructors can create an online assignment and add Turnitin Similarity to that assignment. When students upload written work to the assignment, Turnitin Similarity compares the submissions against a repository of publications, journals, periodicals, other internet sources, and student-submitted work. A detailed Similarity Report is generated for both instructors and students that identify text similar to these sources.
Key Turnitin Similarity Features
- Canvas Integration - Seamlessly integrates with Canvas SpeedGrader™ and Gradebook.
- Highlighted Similarities - Turnitin Similarity highlights passages in student work similar to content found in multiple sources and produces a list of matching content.
- Clear & Concise Similarity Report - The Turnitin Similarity Report numbers and color codes sources that correspond to matching text passages, making them easy to find. Selecting the highlighted text within the paper will open the corresponding source, and selecting the source will show the highlighted text.
- Student Access to Similarity Report - Instructors have the option to allow students to view their Similarity Report directly after submitting their assignments or after their submitted assignment is graded.
- Compatible File Formats - Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), Adobe PDF, Rich Text Format (.rtf), Plain Text (.txt), OpenOffice (.odt), HTML, WordPerfect (.wpd), PostScript (.ps), Hangul (.hwp), Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets (submitted via the Google Drive submission option in Canvas). Apple Pages are not excepted.