Best role of similarity report played in students assignment
A similarity report is a report which shows how much of a student’s assignment matches the content from the existing sources. This report will compare the text with a database and provide a percentage score indicating how much of the work is similar to existing content .
- 0-10%: Low similarity
- 10-25%: Moderate similarity
- Above 25%: High similarity
Major role of similarity reports
- The report highlights the sections of the assignment that match from the existing sources. This will help students to avoid unintentional plagiarism before submission.
- This will help in improving the academic integrity by reviewing the similarity report. This will help the students learn the importance of giving proper credit to original authors, which will avoid copying from external sources.
- With the help of this report, Students can identify sections that are too close or similar to the original source. They can revise them by paraphrasing or proper citation.
- This report will help to boost the confidence at the time of submission as you will be knowing the exact similarity of the assignment.
Steps on how students can get their similarity report :-
1. Access the Assignment Platform:
The first step in this process is to select and log in to the platform to submit your assignment. The platforms can ve Turnitin, Blackboard, Moodle, etc.
2. Upload the Assignment:
once you select the platform, next find the submission section. Upload the assignment document as per the format mentioned or asked.
3. Submit for Similarity Check:
Once you upload your assignment. Some platforms will automatically generate reports upon submission. Some may show the option to check the similarity before the final submission.
4. Wait for Processing:
In this process, the system will process the document and check with the database for the similarities and differences. It takes longer than expected depending on the size of the file and platform.
5. View the Similarity Report:
Once the processing is done, you will be available to view the similarity percentage shown in the file and also the details of the matching sections.
6. Review the Results:
This is the last step in this process, in this the report will show the highlighted sections along with the matches found. You can use this to revise or change accordingly and submit the final assignment.