Canvas @ Yale leverages two different integration options of Turnitin. Instructors can either use the newly installed and available Turnitin Feedback Studio or the existing legacy Turnitin Plagaism Framework integration through a Canvas Assignment.
This article will review the features and options to help Instructors understand the features that distinguish these two integration options so they can select the form of Turnitin that best meets their needs.
| Feature | Feedback Studio | Plagiarism Framework |
|---|---|---|
| Similarity Check (Similarity Reports) | Yes Available to launch from the Turnitin activity. | Yes Available to launch from Canvas SpeedGrader and indicated in the Canvas Gradebook. |
| Turnitin's online grading tools | Yes | No |
| Turnitin rubrics and grading forms | Yes Turnitin rubrics and grading forms are the only ones that can be used with the Feedback Studio. | No |
| Turnitin's PeerMark | Yes | No |
| Turnitin assignment analytics | Yes | No |
| Simplified assignment set-up | Yes While Turnitin activity set-up is separate to the Canvas assignment set-up process, deep linking functionality means that you only have to enter the assignment information once and it passes back to Canvas. | Yes This integration works within the Canvas assignment workflow itself but does not deliver full Turnitin functionality. |
| Student roster synchronization | Yes All students included in a Canvas course will be automatically populated in the Turnitin assignment inbox (including any drop/adds that occur after the semester starts). | N/A |
| Collusion check | Yes On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio accessible from the Turnitin activity within Canvas. | Yes On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in the Similarity Report, and will be updated in Canvas SpeedGrader as well as the Canvas Gradebook. |
| Template exclusion | Yes Ability to exclude a text template from the similarity report. | No |
| Self-serve paper deletion requests | Yes Requests can be made by the instructor directly from the Turnitin activity. The account administrator can immediately approve or reject a request from turnitin.com/turnitinuk.com | No Users will need to contact the Educational & Engagement Technology team, who will in turn be able to contact Turnitin's support team to manually process the deletion requests as needed. |
| Instructor submitting / resubmitting on behalf of a student | Yes This works for both submitting and re-submitting. | Yes Users with the role of Instructor / Guest Instructor can submit on behalf of students. |
| Access to Canvas SpeedGrader tools | No Canvas SpeedGrader annotation and grading tools cannot be used. Only Turnitin-based feedback/grading tools are available. | Yes Plagiarism Framework utilizes Canvas SpeedGrader only. Turnitin-based feedback/grading tools are not supported. |
| Group assignments | No | Yes Each member of the group will be able to see the Similarity Report. |
| Canvas Rubrics | No | Yes |
| Submitting multiple files to a single assignment | No Only one file is supported. If multiple files are submitted, they will be overwritten and considered to be the 'latest' submission. Only one Similarity Report at a time is generated for the assignment per student. | Yes Each submission has its own Similarity Report. All previous submissions will be retained and can be viewed through Canvas SpeedGrader. |
| Canvas Peer Review | No | Yes |
| Translated Matching | Yes | Yes |
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