{"id":5755,"date":"2026-02-09T20:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/?p=5755"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:57:41","slug":"match-groups-sidebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/2026\/02\/09\/match-groups-sidebar\/","title":{"rendered":"Similarity Report: Match Groups Sidebar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you open a Similarity Report in the Feedback Studio, the right-hand panel now organizes findings by their nature rather than just by their source. This helps you refine the similarity score with just a few clicks.
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1. The Three Categories<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • Matches:<\/strong> This group highlights text that matches other sources but is not<\/em> enclosed in quotation marks. These are the areas that require the most scrutiny for potential plagiarism or poor paraphrasing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Quotes:<\/strong> This group identifies text that is enclosed in quotation marks. Turnitin automatically recognizes these as intentional citations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bibliography:<\/strong> This group identifies the “References” or “Works Cited” section at the end of the paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Refining the Percentage Quickly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    One of the most powerful features of the Match Groups update is the ability to instantly adjust the similarity score by toggling these categories on or off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to toggle findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Open the Similarity Report<\/strong> from the Moodle assignment inbox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. In the right-hand sidebar, look for the Match Groups<\/strong> overview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Next to “Quotes” and “Bibliography,” you will see eye icons or toggle switches<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Click the toggle<\/strong> to exclude these categories.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The Result:<\/strong> The large percentage at the top of the report will automatically recalculate in real-time. For example, a paper might drop from a 35%<\/strong> total match to a 12%<\/strong> “Matches” score once the Bibliography and properly formatted Quotes are excluded. This 12% represents the “true” area of concern for the instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Deep Dive: Using Match Groups for Instruction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Identifying “Ghostwriting” or AI:<\/strong> If a paper has a very low “Quotes” count but a high “Matches” count, it may indicate that the student is paraphrasing too closely to the source or using tools to spin text without proper attribution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Checking Citation Habits:<\/strong> If the “Quotes” toggle is off but you still see significant matches that should<\/em> have been quotes, it\u2019s a teaching opportunity to show the student where they missed quotation marks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Single-Source Analysis:<\/strong> You can still click into any specific match to see the original source, but the Match Groups view ensures you aren’t distracted by a long list of 1% matches from a bibliography.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Troubleshooting Tip: Missing Quotes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If Turnitin is not recognizing a quote (and therefore not putting it in the “Quotes” group), check the student’s formatting. Turnitin typically looks for standard double quotation marks (\" \"<\/code>). If a student uses non-standard symbols or unique block-quote formatting, you may still need to manually exclude those matches using the Exclude Sources<\/strong> tool at the bottom of the sidebar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        When you open a Similarity Report in the Feedback Studio, the right-hand panel now organizes findings by their nature rather than just by their source. This helps you refine the similarity score with just a few clicks. 1. The Three Categories Refining the Percentage Quickly One of the most powerful features of the Match Groups […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-_instructor-tutorials","category-turnitin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5755"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5767,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5755\/revisions\/5767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}