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

    Pros and cons of Turnitin. 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 ...

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  4. 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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  5. uwaterloo.ca › academic-integrity › sitesGuidelines for Students on How to Use Turnitin®

    and/or security. Students will be given due notice, in the first week of the term and/or at the time assignment details are provided, about arrangements and alternatives for the use of Turnitin in this course. Submitted files are housed on the Turnitin® server based in California, and these files are subject to the . USA PATRIOT ACT, 2001.

  6. 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 ...

  7. uwaterloo.ca › centre-for-teaching-excellenceUsing Turnitin in Your Courses | Centre for Teaching Excellence

    To use Turnitin, instructors must add a Turnitin drop box to their LEARN course. Students submit electronic files to the Turnitin drop box. These files are housed on the Turnitin server and on the D2L server. The text in each student’s submission is compared to a large database of other students’ submissions that have been collected through ...

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  9. www.docs.hss.ed.ac.uk › iad › Learning_teachingImproving Academic Practice with Turnitin

    Overview and learning outcomes. The learning resource, entitled Improving Academic Practice with Turnitin, has been developed using the University’s virtual learning environment, Learn. This environment was chosen for its familiarity and ease of access for staff and students. This tool is intended to enhance students’ ability to: search for ...