Grading a Turnitin Assignment

  1. Open your Moodle course page.

  2. Click the relevant Turnitin assignment link:
    Turnitin activity

  3. This will open the Turnitin assignment Student submissions within the External tool tab:Turnitin submissions list


  4. To access Turnitin's grading tools, click the pencil icon in the Grade column of a student’s submission:Pencil icon under grade tab highlighted
  5. The Turnitin Feedback Studio opens.
    Turnitin feedback studio
  6. To enter a grade for a student’s submission, click and enter the grade in the box at the top right of the document viewer:
     Grade inputted in Turnitin Feedback Studio
  7. Close the Turnitin document viewer. The grade you entered should now appear in the Grade column of the student’s submission: 
Grade appearing in submission list

Note: Remember that grades and feedback are not visible to students until the assignment feedback date has passed.


Adding Feedback Summary to an Assignment

Feedback summary can be used to communicate general text or audio feedback comment on a student’s assignment. To enter feedback summary on a student’s assignment:

  1. Open your Moodle course page.
  2. Click the Turnitin assignment link. This will open the Turnitin assignment Student's submission list.

  3. To access Turnitin's grading tools, click the pencil icon in the Grade column. The Turnitin Feedback Studio opens.
                 
  4. Click the Feedback tab and click Summary option:Feedback tab selected with Summary tab selected also

  5. Click in the Summary Comment field and type your feedback comment. Note that there is a 5,000- character limit for the feedback summary. Ensure to click the Save button to save the summary feedback.
    Summary content space edited with subsequent summary feedback with save highlighted


  6. You also have the option to include an accompanying voice note to provide subsequent feedback. Press the circle record button to begin and the square to stop recording. (This feature is returning in an upcoming Turnitin Feedback Studio update).

  7. When you have finished the voice note click Save recording. (This feature is returning in an upcoming Turnitin Feedback Studio update).
  8. Additionally, you have the option to provide QuickMarks feedback. Select the Quickmarks tab.

    Quickmarks tab highlighted

  9. Click on wherever you wish to insert a QuickMark and select the lightning chat icon.chat icon with lightning through it for QuickMarks access and the range of QuickMarks standard options avaialble
  10. Here you can attribute a range of already created QuickMarks to improve efficiency and identify exactly where feedback is required.

Note: Remember that grades and feedback are not visible to students until the assignment Feedback date has passed.