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Turnitin Support & Product Updates
Turnitin is a plagiarism detection software. It scans submitted student assignments against a massive database of internet sources, academic publications, and previously submitted papers to identify matching text and generate a “Similarity Report” for instructors.
📊 The New Similarity Report Experience
Turnitin has launched an upgraded, more intuitive interface for its classic Similarity Report. This redesign groups matches into distinct, meaningful categories to help you evaluate originality faster. See it in action or view Turnitin’s Resource Center for it.
🔍 Match Groups & Insights
Matches are now automatically categorized into Internet, Publications, Submitted Works, and the new AI Writing Group, reducing the time spent sorting through overlapping match lists.
⚡ Refined Exclusions
New exclusion panel allows you to dynamically filter out bibliography, quotes, small matches, and templates on-the-fly, giving you a highly refined similarity percentage index instantly.
📋 New Assignment Setup & Student Dashboards
Turnitin has optimized the interface layouts for both instructors and students, making the process of creating, submitting, and reviewing assignments more direct and user-friendly.
⚙️ Unified Assignment Creation View
Instructors can configure settings on a single, consolidated assignment creation page. This unified design puts optional settings, similarity exclusions, and grading instructions on one scrollable panel, eliminating nested menu clicks.
🎯 Streamlined Student Dashboard
Students now interact with an optimized dashboard layout. This view presents due dates, submission statuses, grading rubrics, and feedback indicators in a clear hierarchy that minimizes confusion and highlights critical deadlines.
🎙️ Audio & Video Comments
Instructors can record personalized audio or video comments directly inside Feedback Studio, adding a human connection to help remote and hybrid students clarify feedback and engage deeper with coursework. View information about this feature.
✨ Key Features & Instructor Benefits:
- Personalized Connection: Easily record face-to-face web commentary or rapid-audio voice summaries directly alongside traditional inline markup.
- Higher Retention: Voice inflection and visual context make challenging assessments feel developmental rather than punitive.
- Zero Setup Required: Comments compile natively within the canvas of the submission view, rendering seamlessly inside your student’s dashboard without third-party extension installations.
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