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Understanding text similarity for students

Student-facing instructional video differentiating text similarity from plagiarism.

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This VidBIT explains to students the key factors that differentiate text similarity from plagiarism, how to avoid plagiarism and ensure their text similarity is appropriate, and what resources are available to help.


Take a deeper dive into how to use the resources and features previewed in this video by visiting the links below:

  1. Disrupting Plagiarism pack
  2. Avoiding Plagiarism Presentation
  3. Avoiding Plagiarism Handout
  4. Research Strategies Presentation
  5. Research Strategies Planning Worksheet
  6. Student Guide to Understanding the Turnitin Similarity Report
  7. More Student Resources from Turnitin