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Turnitin Adds Customizable AI Assistance to Support Different Assignments, Grade Levels

Key Takeaways

  • Turnitin Clarity adds customizable AI assistant settings: Instructors can specify AI’s role and response complexity for each assignment.
  • Controls support different types of AI use: Teachers can define whether AI is used for brainstorming, outlining, proofreading, or structural support.
  • AI responses can be adjusted by level: Instructors can choose Foundational, Standard, or Advanced response complexity and preview example interactions before use.

Turnitin has introduced new customizable settings Turnitin Clarity's built-in AI assistant, enabling instructors to specify AI's role and response complexity for each assignment.

The granular controls allow instructors to define what responsible use of AI looks like, whether it's used for brainstorming, outlining, proofreading, or structural support, the company explained in a news release. Instructors can also select from three levels of AI response complexities — Foundational, Standard, or Advanced — to best suit student grade levels and disciplines. In addition, a preview tool provides teachers with example interactions "to ensure that every AI-driven output directly supports their pedagogical goals," the company said.

"Educators shaped these enhancements, just like they helped us build Turnitin Clarity," said Annie Chechitelli, chief product officer at Turnitin, in a statement. "I hear from high school teachers who want more simplistic AI-driven feedback and graduate faculty who want more sophisticated responses. Now, we can accommodate both — and those in between. The tool is designed to serve as an effective and appropriate part of the learning process, aligning with both grade-level requirements and institutional academic standards."

For more information, visit the Turnitin site.

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Rhea Kelly is editor in chief for Campus Technology, THE Journal, and Spaces4Learning. She can be reached at [email protected].

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