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Practical issues for academics using the Turnitin plagiarism detection software
Karl O. Jones
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Some issues that might be raised in employing Turnitin are highlighted and some approaches that academics might utilise to allow efficient use of the system are suggested.Abstract:
The Turnitin plagiarism detection system allows individual student assignments to be uploaded and matched for similarity with content on the web, all other assignments uploaded by institutions using the system and certain journals. An online report is produced for each submission identifying the sources of those similarities and the percentage match. There is a significant benefit in using Turnitin to identify possible cases of plagiarism. This paper highlights some issues that might be raised in employing Turnitin and suggests some approaches that academics might utilise to allow efficient use of Turnitin.read more
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