How do I grade a Turnitin SimCheck assignment in Canvas?

 
  1. Access the Turnitin SimCheck assignment
  2. Click the SpeedGrader link. The first submission is displayed
    Click the SpeedGrader link

    NOTE:  The following is displayed when a student misses the assignment due date and time. You need to manually reopening the assignment if you want the student to submit their work

    Submit failed error

  3. In the SpeedGrader pane, you can see the Similarity score

    NOTE:  SimCheck only processes 1 file per submission. If students need to upload more than 1 file, you must create separate assignments for each upload

    1. The score color indicates the amount of matching text
      1. Light blue: 0%
      2. Dark blue: 1 - 24% 
      3. Yellow: 25 - 49% 
      4. Orange: 50 - 74%
      5. Red: 75 - 100%

        Submission to view window
  4. Click the Similarity score icon to open the report in a new tab
    Click the Similarity score icon

    NOTE:  If a student file did not process it is because they used a template that SimCheck does not recognize. To fix, have the student save the file as a PDF and resubmit to the assignment. 

  5. The right pane, the Overall Similarity, displays all the sources Turnitin SimCheck found
  6. Click a source in the Overall Similarity pane to see the corresponding text in the paper
    Sources Overview
  7. The text is highlighted in the corresponding color in the paper
    Highlighted Text
  8. You can also click the web link to view the web site
    Web link to source
  9. You can change the settings for the sources by clicking the Gear icon
    Gear icon to change settings
  10. You can include search repositories or exclude content from student submissions. When you are finished, click Done
    Click Done
  11. When you are finished viewing the Similarity report, you can close the tab to return to the Canvas SpeedGrader
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Article ID: 1884
Created
Mon 10/23/23 11:28 AM
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Thu 11/16/23 3:27 PM