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Turnitin: Fighting Plagiarism and Saving Time at Fresno State
3/14/2007
Using GradeMark is straightforward, Hall said: “Clicking on the paper anywhere presents a little balloon where you can type in comments.” Comments can be saved in a list that pops up whenever a new comment is initiated, and can be edited at any time. Turnitin also offers short electronic tags containing common grammar errors, for example, that are linked to an expanded comment.
Once the graded paper is returned, the student can access it through Turnitin and view the comments electronically. Through Turnitin, students can also edit and resubmit the paper.
After Hall assigns the paper a grade, he uses another Turnitin feature called GradeBook to keep track of grades by student. He then transfers the resulting information into an Excel spreadsheet he uses for keeping track of grades.
Using GradeMark and GradeBook, Hall estimated that he is saving at least an hour per class assignment just on the mechanics of grading some 40 papers several times a semester. “Not having to alphabetize the papers and then enter the grades one by one into my spreadsheet” saves significantly, he said, adding up to a several days of work saved per semester.
As well as saving time, the editing ease of GradeMark also frees him to focus more on each paper. “Because I have this fluidity, I spend more time per paper,” Hall said. “I might have gone through it faster if I were using a pen because I know I have this stack of papers [to grade].... Now I can put more effort into creating content. I can go to a deeper level.”
Turnitin pricing is based on a full-time enrolled student model; A single campus license is $850 annually, plus a service fee of $0.87 per student, with an $870 minimum. The GradeMark package is an additional $1.50 per student, with a $1,000 minimum. Contact the company for additional pricing combinations and options.
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Linda L. Briggs is a freelance writer based in San Diego, Calif.
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