{"id":3870,"date":"2022-03-28T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T10:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:20:18","slug":"turnitin-lti-how-to-view-and-interpret-and-similarity-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/turnitin-lti-how-to-view-and-interpret-and-similarity-report\/","title":{"rendered":"How to view and interpret a Similarity Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two ways you can access and view a Turnitin Similarity Report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Before you submit your work, use <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/turnitin-draft-coach-similarity-checking-before-submission\/\"><strong>Turnitin Draft Coach<\/strong><\/a> in Microsoft Word with your University MS365 account. (Available from 9th February 2026.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After you submit your work in Blackboard, you may be able to view a report depending on the settings your tutor has chosen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#open\">Open a Similarity Report in Blackboard<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#opentii\">Turnitin Assignment <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#openblackboard\">Blackboard Assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#showreport\">What does a Similarity Report show?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#usereport\">How to use a Similarity Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#support\">Support &amp; advice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"open\">Open a Similarity Report in Blackboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <strong>Course<\/strong>, go to <strong>Assessment <\/strong>and open the submission point where you uploaded your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong>: There is a 24 hour delay in the generation of the Similarity Report when you<strong> re-submit your work<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>more than three times<\/strong> to the same assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"opentii\">Turnitin Assignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you submitted to a Turnitin Assignment, from the <strong>Assignment Dashboard<\/strong>, click the <strong>Similarity <\/strong>percentage score or click the <strong>Paper Title<\/strong> link to open your paper and view the Similarity Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"718\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/03\/Ultra-Turnitin-e1710430941887.png\" alt=\"Click on relevant assignment in assessment area\" class=\"wp-image-5129\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"978\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/03\/Access-Similarity-Report.png\" alt=\"Highlighting the Similarity report in the assignment dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-5220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/03\/Access-Similarity-Report.png 978w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/03\/Access-Similarity-Report-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The page that opens is called the <strong>Feedback Studio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Click the red <strong>Similarity Layer<\/strong> icons in the right hand menu\u00a0to see your report and investigate the source of matches made in your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"389\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/03\/Similrity-View.png\" alt=\"Similarity score in feedback studio \" class=\"wp-image-5221\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"openblackboard\">Blackboard Assignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you submitted to a Blackboard Assignment, when you open the submission point:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Under <strong>Additional Information<\/strong> look for <strong>Originality Report<\/strong> to see Similarity Report is available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Marks\/Attempts <\/strong>click the link to open your submitted work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"913\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/10\/image.png 913w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/10\/image-768x488.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>When your paper opens, click the pill shaped button in the top right hand corner of the window showing a percentage <strong>Match<\/strong>. This opens the Similarity Report in a new window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"354\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2026\/01\/Bb-assignment_annotate_Tii-Match-pill.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8242\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"showreport\">What does a Similarity Report show?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&nbsp;submit&nbsp;work to Turnitin it compares your writing to a large database of sources, including websites, books, and other student work. It simply highlights parts of your text that match individual sources and gives an overall&nbsp;similarity percentage score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The view and layout of a Simliarity Report is different when you open it from a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Turnitin Assignment<\/strong> &#8211; see how to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\/sections\/27332869283469-Classic-Similarity-Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Classic Similarity Report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blackboard Assignment<\/strong> and <strong>Draft Coach<\/strong> in MS Word &#8211; see how to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\/sections\/27332898437133-Enhanced-Similarity-Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Enhanced Similarity Repor<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/24194876779661-Overview-of-the-new-Similarity-Report-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>t<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The report shows exactly the same information whether you view the Classic or Enhanced report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use assistive technology, you may prefer to view the accessible <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/23439048577933-Accessing-the-text-only-Similarity-Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">text only version of the Classic Similarity Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"usereport\">How to use the Similarity Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this short video from Study Advice, which explains what the Similarity Report is and how to use it to improve your academic writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPkvLYEAhh4?si=8-6iIn9cuPMyPtmD&#038;version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The report is not a plagiarism detector. It simply shows which parts of your work look&nbsp;similar to&nbsp;other sources.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;a helpful learning tool that can support your understanding of referencing, quoting, and paraphrasing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s&nbsp;normal \u2013 and often expected \u2013 for academic work to include some matched text, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Correctly quoted and referenced material&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Common phrases or standard assignment wording&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Properly cited definitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The key is how&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;used and acknowledged your sources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Similarity percentage&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll&nbsp;see an overall percentage on the report. This shows how much of your submission matched other sources. But:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A&nbsp;<strong>low score<\/strong>&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;mean your work is perfect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A&nbsp;<strong>high score<\/strong>&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;always mean&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;a problem.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s&nbsp;how&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;written and referenced that matters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus less on the number, and more on what the matches are showing you and if it is appropriate for your assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the report to improve your work&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the Similarity Report as an opportunity to:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Check that quotes are in quotation marks&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;included citations where needed&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid relying too heavily on one or two sources&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Practise rewriting information in your own 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