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The Turnitin integration

Leon van Diepen
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error_outlineA licence is needed for the Turnitin integration. This can be received by contacting  Turnitin

Turnitin is an originality checking and plagiarism prevention service that checks the writing of students in assignments for citation mistakes or inappropriate copying. Turnitin have multiple products. Ans is connected with Turnitin Similarity. When a student submits a paper, Turnitin compares it to text in its massive database, which includes other student work within the Turnitin database, websites, books and articles. The integration does not compare students' answers from within one assignment. The Turnitin integration can be used for digital tests and hand-in assignments.

Once a license has been acquired, you can set up the configuration by following the steps below. The set up can only done by an administrator.

  1. Click the domain School name in the menu on the left.
  2. Click Settings in the menu at the top.
  3. Click Integrations in the menu on the left.
  4. Click Configure in the Turnitin-section.
  5. Fill in the Turnitin API URL and the API key. These credentials are provided by Turnitin.
  6. Click Configure.

The Turnitin integration is now configured on school level. After this has been done, the integration can be used for digital tests and hand-in assignments. When you navigate back to you school settings, you will find the Turnitin integration in a separate menu option below all other school settings. Only administrators can remove the integration.

What’s next
Start using the Turnitin integration.

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