When using Turnitin, please note that you MUST include the Turnitin Syllabus Statement in the syllabi of courses using this service.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: The above referenced statement MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE COURSE SYLLABUS in the event the course stops using Turnitin.
Turnitin's Similarity Report enables you to monitor assignment submissions and compare those submissions with an online database of original content. Turnitin cannot identify incidents of plagiarism. It can only create Similarity Reports that show the degree of similarity between a submitted assignment and sources of content within the database. It is up to you to determine whether or not plagiarism has occurred.
You can view Similarity Reports which highlight key areas, show a breakdown of matching sources, and provide direct links to the matching content.
You can also take advantage of the integrated Online Grading tool, which enables you to add comments, inline text and highlight sections in file submissions, directly from the D2L Assignments tool.
Instructors can transfer grades entered directly into Turnitin Online Grading to the D2L Assignment folders. This is done by selecting the “Automatically sync grades as Draft in Brightspace” option. When there are multiple submissions, the score from the most recently submitted assignment will be transferred to D2L. Instructors have the option of manually editing the grades in D2L if adjustments must be processed. Instructors also have the option of selecting “Manually sync grades as Draft in Brightspace” if they like to perform this step on their own.
Learn more about Optional Settings at Turnitin Feedback Studio > D2L > D2L Brightspace V2 > Turnitin assignment settings.
Turnitin Feedback Studio allows instructors to attach and use different types of rubrics and grading forms under the Online Grading and Optional Settings menus.
Please note: These rubrics only exist within Turnitin. Click "Attach a rubric," then launch the Rubric Manager to begin building your Rubric.
For more information on Rubrics in Turnitin, visit How to Use Rubrics and Grading Forms.
While creating or editing a submission folder, select "Enable Similarity Report" for this folder. After enabling Similarity Report, you’ll have the options for "Display" to determine if you’d like students to see similarity scores and frequency of report generation.
In your Similarity Report settings, you can determine when similarity reports are generated (for example, immediately upon submission or on the due date) and whether students can view those reports. You can also configure options to:
Note: You can save your assignment settings as defaults for future Turnitin assignments created in the course.
View Similarity Reports from the Folder Submissions page. When a report is available, the status changes from In-Progress to a percentage rating, which indicates the level of matching content.
A Similarity Score indicates the percentage of a submission that matches content found in Turnitin's databases. A higher percentage indicates more matching text, while a lower percentage indicates less matching text. The Similarity Score should be reviewed along with the Similarity Report to determine whether the matches are appropriately cited or require further investigation.
The percentage ranges are associated with colors:
Click the colored section beside the percentage rating to view the associated Similarity Report.
The Similarity Report is comprised of two panes. The right pane lists all of the matching sources, including the percentage of text that matches and a link to the online content. The left pane displays the submission text using colored highlights to draw attention to the matching content.
For more information on file types that are compatible with Turnitin please visit Turnitin, File requirements for accepting submissions in Turnitin. D2L support recommends providing this link to your students. This link also contains information on file types that are NOT compatible with Turnitin.
Note: Turnitin will alert students that they may be submitting a file that cannot be processed by Turnitin. This will NOT prevent students from submitting files that are not compatible with Turnitin.
For information on using Turnitin Feedback Studio, please visit Turnitin Feedback Studio Walkthrough.
Starting November 12, 2026, Turnitin is updating the assignment hub to make it easier for instructors to discover, understand, and select the assignment type that best fits their needs.
The updated experience will bring all available assignment types together in one place, with clearer descriptions of the student and instructor workflows for each.
They're also introducing a new submission management tool, which will allow instructors to quickly search, access, and download past submissions straight from the assignment hub, without having to navigate through individual classes.
No action is required to access these enhancements. For full details on this update, please refer to the Turnitin Guides page.