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  1. www.turnitin.com › blog › what-makes-effective-testWhat makes effective test questions and answers ... - Turnitin

    Aug 11, 2023 · Thoughtful test questions and answers can help create an effective assessment, one that accurately measures student knowledge. When test questions are crafted with learning objectives in mind, they help foster study habits, influence knowledge retention, and prepare students for eventual summative assessments. Furthermore, when students feel an ...

  2. www.turnitin.com › blog › how-to-facilitateHow to facilitate instructional practices with Turnitin Support

    Aug 10, 2023 · Partnering with Turnitin Support to facilitate student learning. By leveraging Turnitin Support resources, teachers are able to create an environment that nurtures academic growth, promotes critical thinking, and empowers students to become independent learners. The insights gained from Turnitin's tools facilitate targeted instruction and ...

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  4. teaching.pitt.edu › resources › turnitin-pros-consTurnitin Pros, Cons and Best Practices – University Center ...

    Best Practices. Be transparent. Talk to your students about Turnitin, its benefits and limitations, and why you’re using it. This can help students understand the positive role that Turnitin, when thoughtfully deployed, can play in a course. Teach academic integrity. Don’t assume that students know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.

  5. www.utimes.pitt.edu › news › teaching-pitt-turnitinTEACHING AT PITT: Turnitin pros, cons and best practices - utimes

    • The Big Myth
    • Pros and Cons of Turnitin
    • Conclusion

    Instructors who adopt Turnitin need to know that it does not detectplagiarism; “It merely matches material present in a specific document uploaded to the Turnitin website to material present on the internet” (Walker 2010, p. 43). Therefore, determining whether a paper is plagiarized “requires academic judgment” (Pitchford 2012, p. 61). Turnitin can...

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    Concerns about a toxic culture of student-instructor mistrust inform one view of Turnitin, a platform that Brabazon (205, p. 14) ominously calls “the panopticon of plagiarism.” This is a skeptical perspective about Turnitin, its limitations and its effect on student-instructor relationships (Bruton and Childers 2016). Some at the Teaching Center sh...

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    Don’t use Turnitin reflexively. It’s a powerful tool for flagging potential plagiarism, but remember that it isn’t a plagiarism detector. Because a high Similarity Index score doesn’t automatically point to plagiarism, you must review papers carefully. “Originality reports need interpretation” by thoughtful subject-matter experts (Betts, Bostock, E...

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  6. services.anu.edu.au › information-technologyTurnitin Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Lecturers

    If a lecturer chooses to use Turnitin for a particular Course or Assignment, the lecturer will create a 'Turnitin Assignment' within Wattle. When a student submits a 'Turnitin Assignment' within Wattle, the assignment will then be submitted to Turnitin for text-matching. Turnitin matches the text within an assignment by comparing a student's ...

  7. dept.writing.wisc.edu › wac › using-turnitin-toUsing Turnitin to Teach Students about Plagiarism

    Aug 20, 2017 · Sharon, Stephen, 2010. Do Students Turn over their Rights when They Turn in their Papers? A Case Study of Turnitin.com, Tuoro Law Review 26: 207-241. Turnitin Web site, 2011. Answers to Common Legal Questions about Turnitin. Turnitin.com (Legal FAQs) (Accessed June 15, 2011) Writing Center, 2011.

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  9. www.adelaide.edu.au › learning › systemGuide to Interpreting Turnitin Similarity Reports

    4. Using Turnitin as a Teaching Tool Explain how Turnitin works We sometimes assume that students have used Turnitin before and understand its purpose – this is not always the case. Many students think that Turnitin is a plagiarism ‘checker’, or that there is an acceptable score they should aim for. Talking about how Turnitin works can ...