External tool vs. Plagiarism Framework

Turnitin has different integrations with Canvas that allows instructors to choose which workflow and tools work best to fulfill the needs and objectives of their assignment. If you are a Feedback Studio Customer, the LTI integration and the Plagiarism Framework integration are designed to work alongside each other and therefore can be set up in the same Canvas environment. In addition, instructors can use both integrations in their course at the same time, using the LTI workflow for one assignment but the Plagiarism Framework workflow for another.

Below is a chart to compare the LTI integrations and their functions with the Plagiarism Framework integration and its functions.

If you are using Canvas Open Source, you can only use the LTI integration.

FeatureLTI 1.3 (Recommended for new users)LTI 1.1 (Not recommended for new users)Plagiarism Framework
Similarity Check (Similarity Reports)

✅ Yes

Available to launch from the Turnitin inbox. (Direct launch from Canvas Gradebook coming soon!)

✅ Yes

Available to launch from the Turnitin inbox and Canvas SpeedGrader and indicated in the Canvas Gradebook.

✅ Yes

Available to launch from Canvas SpeedGrader and indicated in the Canvas Gradebook.

Turnitin's online grading tools

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

❌ No

Turnitin rubrics and grading forms

✅ Yes

Turnitin rubrics and grading forms are the only ones that can be used with LTI 1.3 assignments.

✅ Yes

Either Turnitin rubrics and grading forms or Canvas rubrics can be used with LTI 1.1 assignments.

❌ No

ETS e-rater grammar checking

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

Turnitin's PeerMark

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

❌ No

Turnitin's assignment analytics

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

❌ No

Simplified assignment set-up

✅ Yes

While assignment set-up is separate to the Canvas assignment set-up process, deep linking functionality means that you only have to enter the assignment information once and it passes back to Canvas.

❌ No

The external tool must be added as a part of the Canvas assignment set-up process.

✅ Yes

This integration works within the Canvas assignment workflow itself but does not deliver full Turnitin functionality.

Student roster synchronization

✅ Yes

All students included in a Canvas course will be automatically populated in the LTI assignment inbox (including any drop/adds that occur after the semester starts).

❌ No

N/A

Collusion check

✅ Yes

On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio accessible from the Turnitin LTI assignment inbox within Canvas.

✅ Yes

On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio (accessible from the Turnitin LTI assignment inbox within Canvas), but will not be updated in Canvas Speedgrader or the Canvas Gradebook.

✅ Yes

On the due date of the assignment, an additional check is run and an updated score is available in Feedback Studio, and will be updated in Canvas Speedgrader and the Canvas Gradebook.

Template exclusion

✅ Yes

Ability to exclude a text template from the similarity report.

✅ Yes

Ability to exclude a text template from the similarity report.

❌ No

Self-serve paper deletion requests

✅ Yes

Requests can be made by the instructor directly from the LTI assignment inbox. The account administrator can immediately approve or reject a request from turnitin.com/turnitinuk.com

✅ Yes

Requests can be made by the instructor directly from the LTI assignment inbox. The account administrator can immediately approve or reject a request from turnitin.com/turnitinuk.com

❌ No

Instructors will need to contact their Turnitin account administrator, who will in turn be able to contact Turnitin's support team to manually process the deletion requests as needed.

Instructor submitting or resubmitting on behalf of a student

✅ Yes

This works for both submitting and re-submitting.

✅ Yes

This works for re-submitting only.

❌ No

Access to Canvas SpeedGrader tools

❌ No

Canvas SpeedGrader annotation and grading tools cannot be used. LTI 1.3 supports Turnitin-based feedback/grading tools only.

✅ Yes

Canvas SpeedGrader and/or Turnitin-based feedback/grading may be used for LTI 1.1 assignments.

✅ Yes

Plagiarism Framework utilizes Canvas SpeedGrader only. Turnitin-based feedback/grading tools are not supported.

Group assignments

❌ No

❌ No

✅ Yes

Each member of the group will be able to see the Similarity report.

Canvas Rubrics

❌ No

✅ Yes

However, in this workflow, students cannot view the Canvas rubric before submitting.

✅ Yes

Submitting multiple files to a single assignment

❌ No

Only one file is supported. If multiple files are submitted, they will be overwritten and considered to be the 'latest' submission. Only one Similarity Report at a time is generated for the assignment per student.

❌ No

Only one file is supported. If multiple files are submitted, they will be overwritten and considered to be the 'latest' submission. Only one Similarity Report at a time is generated for the assignment per student.

✅ Yes

Each submission has its own Similarity Report. All previous submissions will be retained and can be viewed through Canvas Speedgrader.

Canvas Peer Review

❌ No

❌ No

✅ Yes