NOTE: Turnitin will take 24 hours to generate new originality report for any resubmissions. After correcting any errors, simply resubmit your assessment the same way you did the first time. In most cases, you are able to resubmit your assessment after viewing the originality report.
When you click on a match in the match overview panel, the software will jump you to the part of your submission that is related to the match, as well as displaying a pop up of the text Turnitin has found in its database that has similarities (see image below). This displays a list of sources that Turnitin thinks may be too similar to your work. When you open your originality report, a match overview will appear. If you are unsure if your percentage is too low or too high, contact your subject coordinator. To reduce your similarity percentage, double check you’ve applied the appropriate referencing style and try to summarise or paraphrase your sources. A high similarity percentage may be caused by incorrect referencing (i.e., incorrect punctuation in citations) or by text that is too similar to other’s works. Generally the lower the percentage, the better. There is no “magic number” percentage that you should aim for. The similarity percentage indicates how much of your paper matched to similar works. Clicking on this button will display details on your submission, including the submission ID, submission date and file name.
Click on this button to download a copy of your originality report. You can use this button to filter the report to exclude quotes, bibliographies, or sources that are a particular length or percentage.ĭownload button. Clicking on this will show a detailed report on each match, including the source of the matching text Turnitin has identified.įilter button. When you click on this number, the Match Overview will be display.Īll sources button. The number displayed here is your similarity percentage. You can use this button to access feedback from your marker. The grading layer will only be available after your assessment has been marked. When viewing your originality report, you can choose to view it with two layers – grading and similarity. On the right-hand side, you will see the toolbar pictured below.Īctive layers button. Your original report will open in Turnitin’s document viewer. To retrieve the report, click on the assessment link on your subject’s Moodle site, and then click on the similarity score next to your assessment (see image below). The first time that you upload your assignment, it will take 10 minutes for Turnitin to generate an originality report.