One of the significant aspects of Turnitin is the ability to create Rubrics for your assignments. Rubrics allow you to keep the grading consistent throughout the grading process. It is beneficial if you have graders helping you mark the assignments.
You still can provide specified feedback, but the grade category descriptions in the rubric offer you and any graders a consistent and well-identified criterion for those grading and the students.
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Turnitin has upgraded Feedback Studio. They have gathered feedback on instructor and student experiences for quite a while and have now released an updated version that implements the input they received. As of May 8th, 2025, users who utilize https://turnitin.com or the Turnitin assessment module within Moodle will use the updated version of Feedback Studio.
If you would like an update on the layout of the new features in the Feedback Studio regarding the feedback experience, please visit the link below.
https://guides.turnitin.com/hc/en-us/articles/35446790262541-Navigating-the-new-grading-and-feedback-experience#h_01JQP2T4BG2HADG262WRWJFC03
Feedback Studio is a valuable component provided by Turnitin. We will take a deeper look at the Feedback Studio, focusing on the tools that can provide practical, usable feedback to students.
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The video below will explain how the Similarity Report can be filtered with specifications that may change the similarity score of the student’s paper, how to identify the similarity matches, and what you can infer from the similarity report.
Turnitin offers a feature that allows students in a class to review each other’s work. After the peer reviews are completed, the instructor can also review the submissions and provide feedback. Watch the video linked below to learn more.
1. Make sure “Edit mode” is toggled on.
Click “Add an activity or resource.”
3. Choose the “Turnitin” option from the list.
4. Provide a name and description for your assignment. The description is optional.
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5. You can choose the “Select content” button to be given the option to use the settings you saved from the last Turnitin Assignment you created. When using the Turnitin Moodle Module, you cannot do more than choose the previously saved settings. The module does not connect with your turnitin.com account. These are two different accounts, and the data is stored elsewhere.
If this is your first time applying previous settings, make sure they apply by checking the other categories.
If you aren’t applying previous settings, then finish the following steps.
6. Click the “Maximum grade” field.
7. Once you have entered all your settings, click “Save and return to course” and wait for the submissions.
However, please be aware that the different file types have limitations with Turnitin functionality.
For example, Excel files can be uploaded, but Turnitin only compares visible text. It does not look at formulas or hidden columns and will likely not display properly in Feedback Studio when you go to mark it. Excel files must be made using Microsoft Excel and not a third-party program that can save in the. XLSX format. Libre Office, Open Office, and others are not compatible with Turnitin and will not be accepted.