This is available for Planners and Graders.
The Originality and Similarity report features help Planners and Graders determine if a candidate's submission contains original or duplicate content.
This article explains the difference between Originality and Similarity reports, what types of providers are supported in Inspera, and who can access the report.
What are Originality and Similarity reports
- An Originality report helps to identify whether or not a candidate's submission provides original content. Inspera offers Inspera Originality that you can use on your tests.
- A Similarity report helps to identify whether or not a candidate's submission contains duplicate content. Inspera has multiple similarity check providers that you can use in your tests.
Even though original content and duplicate content are opposite terms to identify the same thing, the main difference is what they try to detect. Originality reports focus on trying to identify what a candidate does right, Similarity reports focus on trying to identify where a candidate cheated.
Inspera supports the Similarity report porividers Ouriginal, previously called Urkund, and TurnItIn.
Who can access the report
There are three different configurations regarding who can access and originality/similarity reports and where. If you want to change the acess your Markers have to the report, please reach out to our Support Desk. Planners always have access to the report.
- Markers have full access: This is the default setting. With this setting both Graders and Planners have access to the report. They will have access both in the Overview and Marking sections.
- Only Planners have access: With this setting, the Graders will not be able to have access to the report and will have to mark the question without knowing if the work is original or not. Planners will be the ones analysing the reports.
- Markers have access but only in the Overview section: Both have access to the report but only in the Overview section. This way, the Graders will not be biased when marking the questions but can still be responsible for analysing the reports.
Originality Reports
Inspera Originality
In order to use Inspera Originality you do not need to use an external provider. With this feature, you'll be able to have access to an Originality report and to an originality score.
Inspera Originality is available for Marking 2.0 and requires activation.
Similarity Reports
If you use one of the following providers you'll be able to have access to a Similarity report and a Similarity score.
Ouriginal
If you use Ouriginal as your provider, use the following links to help you read and understand the reports:
For more information on how to use Ouriginal within Inspera, visit the Help Center article Similarity reports - Ouriginal.
TurnItIn
If you use Turnitin as your provider, use the following links to help you read and understand the reports:
For more information on how to use TurnItIn within Inspera, visit the Help Center articles:
- Classic marking: Similarity reports - TurnItIn
- Marking 2.0: Similarity reports - TurnItIn (Marking 2.0)
Information
- For Mac users: if prevent cross-site tracking in Safari is enabled, the error message "missing URL to report" appears and the report is not visible. This feature needs to be disabled in order to view similarity reports in Safari.
- It takes approximately 30 minutes to generate a report after a request.
- Only the question types Essay and Upload Assignment will be sent to the detection provider.
- The accepted file formats for file uploads are determined by the detection provider.
- Some customers have an extra layer of security on their account with the provider, and a separate login may be required to view the reports. Please contact the provider to get more details.
- Similarity/Originality checks are an administrative task for some, and if that is true for you, we have an additional setting that will hide the reports from the Graders. Contact the Service desk to get this changed if required.
- Note that this feature requires activation and is subject to a setup fee. A separate agreement with a similarity detection provider (Ouriginal, or Turnitin) is required. No separate agreement is needed for Inspera Originality.