View Turnitin Similarity Report (For Student)

1. Viewing Originality Report

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After logging in Moodle, click on the course you want to view the Originality Report.
In this case, we click on “Demo Course”.

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Click on Assignment 1 Learning Strategies,

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Click the My Submissions tab to check your submission status.

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After submission, you have to wait for at least 30 minutes before you can generate an Originality Report.

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At this stage, the status of Similarity will be shown as Pending.

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Click the Refresh Submissions tab to check if the Originality Report is ready.

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When it is ready, a percentage will be shown under Similarity. In this case, it is 70%.

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To view the Originality Report, click on the percentage and a new window will open.

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The left side shows your submitted work and the right side shows a list of matching sources.

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The matching sources are listed from the highest to the lowest percentages.

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In this case, the highest percentage is “Publication”, indicating that the corresponding part of your paper is similar to the content
of a book written by Perry den Brok. “Publication” includes commercial pages from books, newspapers and journals.

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The second highest percentage is 14% and it is from a public accessible “Internet source”, www.rainbowskill.com.

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“Student paper” indicates that your work is similar to another student’s paper.
The name of the university where the student studies will also be shown.

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The corresponding text is numbered and highlighted in the same color as the matching source.

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View Match Breakdown
Mouse over a matching source, say “2 www.rainbowskill.com”, and
click on the arrow (View Match Breakdown) to view the matching details.

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The Match Breakdown of 2 “www.rainbowskill.com” is shown.

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Mouse over a source, say “www.rainbowskill.com”, and click on the arrow (View source in web page)
to view the matching text on the left.

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View source in web page
Mouse over a source, say “www.rainbowskill.com”, and click on the arrow (View source in web page)
to view the matching text on the left.

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View/edit filters and settings
By default, the Similarity Index, which is 70% in this case, includes quotes and bibliography.
To change this setting, click on “ ” (View/edit filters and settings).

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Check the boxes “Exclude Quotes” and “Exclude Bibliography”, then click the Apply Changes button.

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Note that the new similarity index (61% in this case) is shown for your reference only.
The similarity index of the Originality Report will not be changed.