Turnitin

What is Turnitin?

Turnitin is a leading software-as-a-service platform designed to promote academic integrity and streamline assessment processes in educational institutions. Founded in 1998, it offers tools to detect plagiarism by comparing student submissions against a vast database of academic content, internet sources, and student papers. The platform supports educators with grading and feedback tools, fostering original thinking and proper citation practices among students. Turnitin integrates with over 100 learning management systems, making it a seamless part of academic workflows. Its AI writing detection helps identify AI-generated content, addressing modern challenges in academic misconduct. The mission is to empower educators and students to uphold integrity while improving learning outcomes.

Turnitin's Core Features

• Turnitin Similarity checks student work against a database of 99.3 billion web pages, 1.8 billion student papers, and 89.4 million articles to detect plagiarism.

• Feedback Studio provides intuitive grading tools and rubrics to deliver consistent, actionable feedback to students.

• Draft Coach offers real-time feedback on citations, grammar, and plagiarism before final submission, enhancing student writing skills.

• AI Writing Detection identifies AI-generated or paraphrased content, ensuring originality in student submissions.

• Turnitin Originality provides insights into contract cheating and access to ProQuest’s Theses and Dissertations database.

• Seamless integration with learning management systems like Canvas, Moodle, and Blackboard simplifies workflow for educators and students.

• The Plagiarism Spectrum 2.0 educates users on twelve types of unoriginal work, promoting academic integrity.

• GradeMark and QuickMark tools streamline grading with pre-loaded comments and customizable rubrics for efficient feedback.