SafeAssign and Turnitin are tools that identifies text matches in your assignment, which should be reviewed to ensure that they are appropriately cited and acknowledged. SafeAssign and Turnitin compare submitted assignments against a set of sources to identify areas of overlap between the submitted assignment and existing works.
After a paper is processed, a report is generated detailing the percentage of text in the submitted paper that matches existing sources. The report also shows the suspected sources for each section that returns a match.
The originality report does not state whether a phrase that matches a source is properly referenced.
You can use your SafeAssign or Turnitin report to check the highlighted text matches and evaluate if you need to rephrase, if you need to add an in-text citation or double check that you have done the right thing.
A SafeAssign originality report is divided into three areas:
Report Summary
Report Summary appears in the top panel of the report - click on 'View Report Summary'.
Sources - Citations
Sources that matches the assignment's text are listed in the right panel of the report. Select the source type to learn more about the match. For each source, a number appears which corresponds with the highlighted text in the submission. You can select 'Open match' source to visit the matching source text in a new window.
Submission
The submitted paper appears in the left panel of the report. All matching blocks of text are identified. Each source has a color specific to the source and a number helping to match it to the information in the 'Citation panel'.
Select a matching block of text to display information about the original source and the probability that the block or sentence was copied from the source.
Download/Print report
In the top right corner of the report you will find the option to print or download the report.
Please Note: When submitting multiple drafts of the same assignment it can take up to 24 hours for a new similarity report to be available. Take this into account when submitting drafts close to the assignment due date.
A Turnitin report opens in Feedback Studio. Use the navigation bar to view details. The report has three sections:
Match overview
The match overview provides you with your overall score.
Match details
Sources that matches the assignment's text are listed in the right panel of the report. Select the source type to learn more about the match. For each source, a number appears which corresponds with the highlighted text in the submission. You can select 'Open match' source to visit the matching source text in a new window.
Submission
The submitted paper appears in the left panel of the report. All matching blocks of text are identified. Each source has a color specific to the source and a number helping to match it to the information in the 'Citation panel'.
Select a matching block of text to display information about the original source and the probability that the block or sentence was copied from the source.
Download/Print report
Click on the download icon at the bottom of the navigation bar to download and print your report.
The overall SafeAssign/Turnitin score indicates the probability that the submitted paper contains matches to existing sources. This score is a warning indicator only. Review the assignment to see if the matches are properly attributed.
Generally, you can ignore highlighted text from the following sections:
Keep the above dot points in mind when considering your overall score:
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