Turnitin at UNM

Stephen Burd (burd@unm.edu)Associate Professor, ASM

Provost’s Academic Technology Liaison

Presentation copies available online

http://averia.unm.edu

Last revised: 3/27/2014 8:29 AM

Brief History

2010/2011 - College of Education and School of Management acquire separate licenses for Turnitin

2013 - Faculty technology survey identified anti-plagiarism software as a high acquisition priority

2013 Provost forms working group to select and implement a

campus-wide anti-plagiarism tool(s) iParadigms was selected and 2 tools were licensed

through August 2015: Turnitin – for instructional/classroom use iThenticate – for research/publication use

License and Cost Details

iThenticate Purchased by UNM Research Office ($30K) Free use by UNM users Authorized users – all faculty, staff, and students http://iThenticate.unm.edu

Turnitin Purchased jointly by UNM Research Office and VP for Health

Sciences ($50K each) Free use by health sciences instructors Chargeback for use by other instructors - $100 per instructor per

year Authorized users – all instructors (including TAs) and up to 16,500

students http://Turnitin.unm.edu

Both licenses to be renegotiated for Fall 2015.

Common University Use Cases

Instructional - Turnitin Students check works such as term papers prior to

submission Faculty members check works submitted by students

Research-oriented - iThenticate Faculty members check their own articles prior to

submission to a conference or journal Faculty members serving as reviewers or editors check

conference or journal submissions Faculty members and/or institutions check grant proposals

Institutional - iThenticate Institutions check Masters theses and PhD dissertations Institutions check their own publicly-accessible web sites

and document repositories

What is Plagiarism Detection?

Modern plagiarism detection software/services perform the following functions: Search for similar or identical text on the web, in some

publication databases, and in document repositories Annotate the document to identify matched text Add clickable links or provide a side-by-side view of the

online matched material Optionally report an originality or plagiarism “score”

Sample Originality Report

Plagiarism DetectionCapabilities and Limitations

Anti-plagiarism tools: Work well with text Search documents in multiple languages Can detect some but not all text matches of documents in

one language with sources in different languages Tool limitations include: Misses some text matches and can generate false positives Images and sounds aren’t matched Aren’t easily applied to larger bodies of work including

document collections, web sites, and blogs As with any tool, automated plagiarism detection can

be well-used or misused and training is essential to achieving the best outcomes

Additional Turnitin Functions

Using different tools for different assignment-related purposes can be confusing and inefficient for instructors an students

Combining anti-plagiarism with additional assignment-related functions lessens the “pain” of learning/using a new tool

Turnitin additional functions include: Online submission and resubmission - well-implemented Draft and final submission commenting – well-implemented Grammar/style checking – still a few bugs in the system Peer review – looks good but I haven’t used it Grading/Rubrics – looks good but I haven’t used it

Accessing the Services

iThenticate Accessed as an online application (i.e., a Web

application or software as a service) http://www.ithenticate.com

Turnitin Accessed as an online application (i.e., a Web application or

software as a service) http://www.Turnitin.com

Accessed as a tool/service embedded within UNM Learn or other learning management systems (e.g., Canvas, Moodle, and Desire2Learn) http://learn.unm.edu

Getting Help

http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/instructor-training

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Login

http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/login

Instructor Home – All Classes

Instructor Home – Dashboard

About Turnitin Classes

Classes are the basic unit of organization for assignments and students

Turnitin classes should actually be thought of as UNM course sections – having: A fixed start and end date A roster of enrolled students A name that identifies the course and semester

For courses taught over multiple semesters: Create a new class each semester (or copy an old class

and give it a new name) Copy assignments from previous/other classes as

needed

About Turnitin Class Types

Standard class Single section taught by a single instructor without TA

or grader assistance

Master class Multiple sections with identical assignments but

different rosters Enables grading and management functions to be

delegated to another instructor, TA, or grader

Adding A Class

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Adding A Class - Confirmation

Navigate to Class Home Page

Class Home Page for Newly Created Class

About Turnitin Assignments

Basic assignment features: Title - Should be obvious to instructors and students Start/stop date/times – Submissions are only allowed between

these date/times Post date

Date after which students can view comments and grades Set before due date if you want to comment drafts and allow

resubmission Allowed file types

Only those that can be checked for originality Microsoft Word® (DOC and DOCX) Corel WordPerfect® (WPD) HTML Adobe PostScript®, Plain text (TXT) and Rich Text Format (RTF) Adobe Acrobat - Portable Document Format (PDF) Hangul (HWP) Powerpoint (PPT, PPTS, and PPS)

All – You can still provide general (but not embedded) comments

Adding An Assignment

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Turnitin Assignments – Optional Settings

Click the Optional settings button to set features in the following categories: Late submission – enables submission after due date

but not if an on-time submission already exists Originality reports – see following slides Grammar/style checking – various settings Rubric use Save settings as defaults for future assignments – very

handy once you’ve tuned settings to your liking

Adding An AssignmentDefining Optional Settings

About Originality Reports

Originality reports contain information about matches between submission content and various source databases including: Internet-accessible content Publisher databases Student paper repositories

Originality reports contain a similarity index A percentage of “unoriginal content” Lower score is “better”?

Sample Originality Reportand Overview Video

Overview video http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/instructor-

training/viewing-originality-reports

Interpreting the Similarity Score

Does a high similarity index equal plagiarism or a poor grade? Is “unoriginal material” cited properly?

Turnitin can’t tell you Do your students know how to properly cite?

How much properly cited material is allowed in an A/B/C/F paper? That’s your choice - should be clearly communicated in the

assignment instructions Do you have a specific honesty or plagiarism policy for

your school, department, or course? See sample –

http://averia.unm.edu/MGMT337/Current/General/HonestyPolicy.html Is it linked to your course home page and all relevant

assignments?

Using Originality Reports - Advice

Consider Turnitin to be a tool for identifying some instances of potential plagiarism The tool will generate false positives and negatives The instructor/TA/grader needs to:

Examine the evidence and decide whether it constitutes plagiarism Determine how similarity (proper or improper) impacts grade Watch for missed matches (e.g., passages that sound too sophisticated/polished,

style mismatches, …)

The tool streamlines the processes of identifying suspect submissions and follow-up investigation Similarity indices can be used to identify targets for investigation (e.g.,

above a certain percentage or the top few percentage values) Matches are visually summarized and paired to sources Source material can be viewed with a single click in most cases

Summary – the tool is simply that – a tool – not a substitute for your own judgment or follow-up effort

Originality Report Settings – Key IssuesStudent Access

Can students see them (and when)? Yes, ASAP – students can see and “correct” their own

mistakes – Multiple schools of thought: Teaching tool for students to learn what is plagiarism and how

to avoid it Teaching tool for student to improve their plagiarism skills A way of keeping trouble out of the instructor’s inbox

No, or yes but not until it’s too late for correction and resubmission Gotcha !? Now what?

Which approach should you adopt?

Originality Report Settings – Key IssuesReporting Content

What is included/excluded from “matches”? Most significant issue is whether the global student

repository is searched Best way to catch reused and purchased papers

Exclude bibliographic material from Similarity Index for all papers in this assignment? Are bibliographic similarities originality/plagiarism issues?

Exclude quoted material from Similarity Index for all papers in this assignment? Note that quotation doesn’t imply proper citation

Exclude small matches Word count – match must equal/exceed this size (default is 5) Percentage – useless in most cases, avoid!

Originality Report Settings – Key IssuesAdding Student Submissions to Repository

Repository options – Store student papers in: The standard paper repository The institution paper repository – disabled at UNM No repository Allow students to choose between the standard paper repository or the

institution paper repository – disabled at UNM Arguments against

You’re enabling iParadigms to “make money off of student papers” without compensating the students License terms limit iParadigms use to generating originality reports

You and/or your students may not consider this fair use Arguments for

UNM does its part to detect intra- and inter-institution plagiarism The most recent (and highest) court ruling considers this fair use UNM policy currently being updated to specifically allow this use

Your thoughts?

Enrolling Students - Options

Self-registration Simplest method Instructor sends an email message to students with the

class ID number and the enrollment password Student creates their own account (or uses an existing one)

and registers for the course Instructor registration One-at-a-time

Instructor inputs name and email address Student email notification is automatically generated To see what students see – enroll yourself using your primary or

an alternate email address Bulk upload

Word, text, or Excel Same info as one-at-a-time Specific formatting requirements

Registration Confirmation Email

Switch to Student View

Only if you’re registered as a student

Student Class Home Page

Setup For Demonstration

Switch back to instructor view Edit assignment settings Change start and post dates to yesterday Turn on submission to student repository

Download/save sample paper http://averia.unm.edu/MGMT337/Archive/2005AndEarlier/ResearchProject/SamplePapers/GigabitEthernet.pdf

Switch back to student view

Submission Process – Step 1a

Submission Process – Step 1b

Submission Process – Step 2a

Submission Process – Step 2b

Submission Process – Step 3 - Confirmation

Submission Process –Confirmation Email

Student View After Assignment Submission

Instructor View After Assignment Submission

Viewing Assignment Submissions

About Grading & Reviewing Submissions

There are three possible views of a submission (see upper left corner of screen): Originality – Display/manipulate originality report GradeMark – Used for commenting and grading with or without a

rubric PeerMark – Used for reviewing peer comments

GradeMark Key Features

Embedded comments – 2 types Write your own – click anywhere (or select text) and

start typing Drag-and-drop (QuickMarks)

Drag comments from right frame to anywhere in the paper Choose from different libraries of comments Save your own

General comments – Text, voice, or both Rubric – if attached Grade (top right corner)

Turnitin With UNM Learn

Turnitin With UNM Learn