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Hello all, hello Roz amd hello Anne who just made some suggestions on 'checking'.  

First, I think one of the real advantages of a mail base like this is how people are will pile in and make suggestions, even if they are ones which pop up so often.    I actually had this question already today in the 'real' world, not on discussion lists.  So, a hot topic.

Next, I suggest a very specific meaning of the word 'check' which Anne uses in her suggestion as to  how to treat, say, 70 students' work.  For many academics, this 'checking' might imply a detailed scrutiny.  In fact, I would say, it means literally a five second scan for how the percentage is derived.  Click on the icon 'traffic light' coloured square - is that 38% from one source, three?  twelve at 3% each, sixty seven?  I'd classify the first as worth more time, the second yes, the third....hmmmm, depends (Anne sets out useful criteria] , the last, no,  move on.   Usually, this means a reasonable number, even from a list of 70, within a reasonably short time.

When I talk to academics about this, you can feel their shoulders drop a bit.


Jude




On 1 December 2010 09:25, Anne Flood <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi, Roz,

 

The threshold will vary – it very much depends on whether the piece is being used formatively or summatively, and the subject matter in question. 

 

For example, if you have someone who is undertaking work where there are very few resources, then you would expect there to be a higher number of matches.  Similarly, if you have an 1st year undergraduate group all writing about Freud’s theory of personality, say, then the matches would also be high.

 

Our advice is to check everything that comes back ‘red’ (75% +) and ‘blue’ (0%) (this usually indicates there are no citations/references in the piece).  We also advise that all work is checked if a class consists of less than, say, 70 students, and that a sample of all work is checked if the students numbers are over 70.

 

Kind regards,

Anne

 

From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roz Howard
Sent: 01 December 2010 08:57
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Use of turnitin advice

 

Hello

A quick straw poll, do any of your institutions use  Turnitin?

and if you do, do you have a threshold percentage set for the originality report which triggers a plagiarism investigation?

I would be grateful of any feedback and process you put in place to support the threshold?

Thank you for your time

Regards

Roz”

 

 

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