What is Turnitin?
• Text-matching software
– It compares your written academic work to a
database of other works to check if your work
is original
• Online Marking
– It enables better feedback via Grademark
online marking and comments
• Moodle (Wattle) integration
– Look for the Turnitin
assignment icon
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Key Messages
• Turnitin can help you improve the
academic integrity of your written
assignments
• The use of Turnitin is optional
• A Turnitin introduction will be posted in the
News Forum in the Wattle course
• Help for Turnitin is online
– http://online.anu.edu.au/turnitin
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Turnitin Originality Reports
• Use Turnitin to check early
drafts of your assignments
before final submission to
assess and improve your
writing
• There is no ‘ideal’
percentage threshold in a
Turnitin Originality Report
For help with academic writing:
Academic Skills and Learning Centre
For ANU Academic Integrity information
http://students.anu.edu.au/aep/honesty.php
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