Testimonials
" The very first paper that we checked using the free trial feature on Turnitin.com indicated that 95% of the term paper had been directly plagiarized from one source, which Turnitin.com identified for us. When he was confronted with such excellent documentation, the student was unable to deny that he had copied the paper. "
" I used Turnitin.com with three papers last term and two of the three were plaigarized. The generated report proved undeniable proof for parents and students. The resulting zero on the final paper was undisputable. It was wonderful to have concrete proof in my hand at the conference. The word quickly was filtered "through the grapevine," and I did not have that problem this term with my seniors. It is a wonderful deterrent. "
" I submitted a student's essay because it was suspect. It turned out to be totally plagiarized. It turned into a great teaching moment! "
" This service gives credence to the teacher's instinct when a student's work is not their own. It no longer leaves the situation to one person's word over another, nor the bias of liking or disliking individuals. "
" We made a slide show on "Turnitin.com" and showed it to all of the freshman taking World History. We found that students plagiarized much less because of your service. "
" Extremely helpful employees and fast service "
" We've found that just knowing their papers may be submitted is a powerful deterrent for students against plagiarism. "
" I teach several English courses online and have done so for 5 years now. My students are fairly good with computers and so for them the temptation is enormous. I have used Turnitin not only to catch several plagiarists, but also, I believe--because I tell students abut Turnitin-- to forestall other attempts. "
" I had a student confess plagiarism when I asked for an electronic copy of the paper. I had previously told all my students of your service and he knew he'd be caught. It was better for him to confess than to be accused. Deterrence is good. "
" We submitted a suspect paper that came back 50% plagiarized. We were able to use the report when confronting the student so it eliminated the denial that most students try to use as a defense. "
" I think the product is great. Just the threat of a plagarism system has forced a change in my students' behavior. "
" We've had several faculty members who've mentioned how nice it is to get an exact report of the precise location from which the material was taken. "
" I found turnitin.com valuable to police my own work and make sure that everything was properly cited and/or attributed. "
" It works very well. A teacher who chose not to assign take home essays for fear of plagiarism has begun to use your site. I expect that more and more of our staff will take advantage of Turnitin.com as they get more and more technologically proficient. "
" It works. It is impossible for students to argue their way around the facts when you have "their paper" reprinted in full color with the site or sites they "borrowed" their material from. It saved me hours of time, caught more students than I would have been able to, and gave us the opportunity to discuss this issue thoroughly and seriously. "
" I had a long, dreadful conference with two parents who insisted their daughter wrote an essay that I knew she could not possibly have written. They were going to the county office to complain of what they deemed my unjust accusation! I cannot begin to describe my gratitude and relief when Turnitin.com found the paper for me, which was, as I suspected, 99% plaigiarized. It is the most wonderful service I have found for teachers on the internet. Now my departmant chairman and the principal want to subscribe to the service for the whole school. "
" I turned in one freshman paper as an "example" that 1) I had a resource such at Turnitin.com, and 2) so the students could see how it worked. They were very impressed, and it it's my guess that this one short presentation prevented as least some plagiarism in this particular class. "
" I used it once. It was easy to do and the turnaround time short. The results were excellent. "
" I work in the Teaching Innovation Center on our campus - a place for faculty to learn about new technologies and best practices in teaching. This has been one of the more popular topics of the semester, so we hope to fully implement it soon! "
" In the trial version of Turnitin.com, I have been amazed at the immediate results and feedback for what I suspected. Now I simply threaten them with (like--"You just wait till your father gets home) "I'm going to submit this to Turnitin.com"! "
" By presenting the actual paper the student plagiarized, i could stop all the excuses immediately and move on to the most important thing: academic honesty. I worked with this student for the rest of the semester. He was diligent about bringing drafts and getting papers done on time. I failed him on the plagiarized paper but his final grade was a "B" which he had earned through his own hard work. I consider this a success story. "
" Just this week, I had a student who had plagiarized 96% of his paper. It was very obvious, but I prefer to have proof. He had very carefully edited the introduction (which is the easiest way to find anything) and left the reference out of his bibliography. Your service allowed me to catch this student and let him learn his lesson young. I hope that the consequences we are able to impose as a result of your service will deter him from cheating in high school. "
" This is an absolutely brilliant service. "
" We were very pleased to find the sections on two papers submitted due to suspicion were in fact taken from a reference source. We shared the evidence with the two students and have had no further problems with any students. "
" Your software targeted the exact source of a suspected essay. I was able to print the internet source and make the plagiarism charge, which is a serious offense at my school. On the other hand, an essay that was well-written did not appear to have obvious roots in internet sources! It was nice at least to run it through some kind of checking system. I was able to go re-evaluate the essay and feel more comfortable that it was probably just extremely well edited! "
" Speaking to parents about a plagiarized paper can be difficult. Turnitin.com has backed up our teachers every time! "
" I am an editor, and I submitted a chapter of a highly suspect book I was working on to Turnitin. A susprisingly large amount (about 50%) of the text had been copied verbatim with no citations from other sources. Publication was stopped immediately and the book was dropped. Plagiarism is a real problem in the publishing industry as well as academia, and this site is a valuable resource! "
" For the first time, students are taking seriously my warnings against plagiarism. Not only are they caught cheating, but the evidence is there for everyone to see. They can't plead innocence, ignorance, or coincidence. I truly believe this will also cut down on the possible cheating they might have tried to do in college. They will know ahead of time that they are very unlikely to get away with it. "
" English teacher suspects plagiarism based on student's past writings--in very short order, your company proved/disproved suspicions "
" The paper I sent in turned out not to be plagiarized (at least not from on-line sources), but it made me feel good knowing that I had a great tool to do *something* to stem the tide of plagiarism. As a professor, I sometimes feel like a "chump" when I'm convinced that a paper is not the student's own but I'm powerless to prove it. Now, when I announce to my classes that I actively search for evidence of plagiarism, at least I can have the satisfaction that the cheaters are sweating-- at least until I turn the papers back. Thank you for the free trial of your service. I will surely become a subscriber when I get to my new job. "
" Because Turnitin.com has virtually eliminated plagiarism in my classroom, I now use it as a teaching tool. When I find a line or two in a research paper which comes back highlighted, I sit with the student and discuss how that portion of the paper could have been handled appropriately with quotation marks and documentation. Turnitin.com is not something I use now to police plagiarism. I use it to teach documentation. "
" I had a student become very angry and complain to my department chair after I told her I was failing her due to plagiarism. She had taken a class the previous quarter where the teacher meticulously describes plagiarism and then in my class I also gave examples and warnings. The student went into the department chair to complain, but the chair had a copy of turnitin's report on the student's paper. (she also had the source articles I had downloaded and printed). If became useless for the student to say anything whereas her intention was to argue she'd done a lot of work and deserved an "A". By the way, one interesting caveat is she had not given the correct references, but Turnitin found them just the same. Turnitin has saved me so much work and provided documentation for papers I suspect. I feel much more assured in the grades I issue. After my experiences with Turnitin, I did several presentations to other faculty. They were impressed and our institution has quickly picked it up. It is currently an important tool used by our Business and Social Science Divison, for our teachers and other divisions are evaluating ways to use it as well. "
" Although the papers that I turned in were not highly suspect, it was reassuring to see that your service highlighted the exact sources that the student had actually used. "
" I was asked to "try this out," by an administrator considering subscribing to the service. I submitted two projects at random, and was shocked to discover that the second one was ENTIRELY plagiarized off the web. Our college does not currently subscribe, but I wish they did. How can we possibly teach our students to do their own work when it is so easy to simply grab bits and pieces of others' work off the web, and (without a service such as this) really not practicable for the professor to check whether and to what extent this has been done? This is a very valuable service, and the only practical deterrent I know of to web plagiarism, which seems to be the order of the day for today's students. I don't think they even think they are "cheating." I believe that what we would absolutely call plagiarism (grabbing others' work off the web and pasting it into their own projects and papers) is what they call "research." "
" I had reports in my MBA IT class that some students were not submitting original work. I used your service and about 20% of the papers contained inappropriately "lifted" material -- haven't had the problem since then. Finally, the faculty have a tool to match those available to the student. Unfortunately, some students are beginning to use your "free test" like a grammar checker to see if they are going to get caught. Great service. "
" One suspect paper was analyzed by Turnitin.com and was found to be slightly less than 20% plagiarized. That is my cutoff percentage. The documents are sufficiently well-marked that when I speak with the student "author", the similarities to others' work is obvious. "
" The second time I used the service, I found that a suspect paper had borrowed almost word for word almost one third of the paper's content from an internet site. The student had done little more than change one or two words out of twenty. Without Turnitin, finding the plagiarism would have taken me hours to find, if I found it at all. Thank you. "
" It's very effective. "
" I recently used Turnitin.com to support my suspicions of plagiarism by one of my eighth grade language arts students. Having your print out with the exact links and sources made confronting the student much easier and did not allow for any arguments. It was wonderful to have this service as a tool! "
" I typed in two long paragraphs of a suspect paper, and the next day was sent to the exact url from which it had been downloaded. This has happened several times. "
" One of the cases I suspected was caught by Turnitin; the entire paper was ripped off from an on-line professional essay. The student received a zero, failed the course, and was suspended for one semester by the administrators. To be re-enrolled, she must submit a paper on why plagiarism is unethical. I teach over half my classes in Web-CT, and I also have all my traditional classes submit papers in e-mail. So I can use this program all the time. If the institution doesn't subscribe this summer, as I've requested, then I will purchase my own copy. I'm that sold. "
" The first paper I turned in was rife with material from three sources. I knew that the work was not from the student, but the report made the confrontation quite painless. There simply is no argument, and we can then deal with the issues regarding plagiarism. "
" This is a GREAT tool! I received two suspect essays this week. I submitted them to Turnitin.com after a colleague told me about your service. Both were identified as plagiarized from term paper mill-type sites. The links you provided allowed me to download and print the originals. The looks on the faces of the students when I handed them those originals was truly a "Kodak moment." There was no question as to the offense, and no grounds for appeal. Our department is meeting next week to discuss an institutional subscription to your service. "
" I've used the service and am happy with it. What's particularly good (and difficult for plagiarizers to deny) is the program's ability to not only catch suspect text, but to link it immediately and visually to the source. This is a very handy, very good and powerful feature. "
" Have caught a few plagiarized papers, papers I already suspected. Turnitin.com verified my suspicions, making my dealings with the offending student much easier. "
" We introduced Turnitin.com to our teachers at the beginning of second semester (January 2001) primarily as a tool to promote appropriate research documentation to our students. The additional benefit lies in the fact that students who cheat are going to get caught. Our high school has been slowly implementing Turnitin.com usage and the teachers who have done so are overwhelmingly supportive. I foresee that next fall, a larger proportion of our teachers will be using Turnitin.com on a fairly regular basis. "
" Caught several students "red, green, orange and yellow-handed"-- it was good to have such a colorful confirmation of my suspicions! "
" I love it! It is so easy to use! "
" The service is invaluable to the high school instructor. We have enabled our students to look through the entire internet without the resources to check them. Out of my 45 term papers, Turnitin found 5 that had been plagiarized. I would have never found them without your service. "
" I love the service, The databases are highly effective. You could use some caveats. Warn teachers that just the lack of quote marks in a paper will cause it to be reported as "lacking in originality." The teacher still has to engage a brain. "
" In addition to having submitted my own students' work I also have submitted work from students I do not teach. I work for an international curriculum program marking exam essays. From time to time, as I do not know the students whose work I'm grading, I can only suspect that something is not quite right. Turnitin.com has given me, the external assessor, an invaluable resource to check if the essay is the student's own original work. I am asked, as a professional assessor, to identify, if I suspect foul play, the source of any suspected plagiarism. Of the handful of essays I have submitted, all of the reports I received have given me the necessary information with which to properly assess the essay as well as maintain the integrity of my employer's assessment scheme. Turnitin.com is tailor-made to meet my needs. In addition, its services (results report, similarity index, report links, direct source comparisons, etc.) make it possible for me to approach my student with certainty concerning a matter of great importance to his/her future. "
" One of my weakest writers turned in a movie evaluation that was very well done --and I was surprised. It had a strong voice, clear organization and indicated familiarity with a number of different movies of the same type. When I asked him during conferences who had helped him--and I always try to emphasize that in their drafting process, students need to consult not only their peers in class but also other peers who are potential readers--he said no one. I first tried to search by myself for all known sites that he could have used--to no avail. Then, a colleague in the library told me about your service; I submitted the paper and within 24 hrs. the results were back: the whole paper (except for 2 sentences) was plagiarized. It was very useful to have not only the source listed, but also to have all the plagiarized elements underlined. The student couldn't claim any longer that the work was his. "
" Turnitin does a great job and provides a necessary service. I have nabbed one student per term with your help. I also announce this capability at the beginning of each term. However, the student dumb enough to plagiarize is also often too dumb to realize that he/she can be caught. Your results provide dramatic proof to the contrary. "
" I've been delighted with the speed with which Turnitin.com gave me initial access to the program. In my case it was a matter of minutes. Replies to inquiries have also been very quick. It's obvious that your group is success-oriented. You'll be the plagiarism program of choice soon - if not already. "
" Turnitin is a great service. It helped clear one student of suspected plagiarism. We plan to implement the full university-wide plan this fall sponsored by the library. The implementation of such a plan will increase faculty rapport with the academic library. "
" Awesome tool...quick and easy to use and gets results back so you can use them. "
" I first used Turnitin.com upon the recommendation of a colleague when I suspected a plagiarized paper. Your service provided the exact web site to me and I spoke to the student about her paper and why she had received a zero on it. Word got around that I and another teacher were catching people plagiarizing, and I believe it has helped to cut the temptation for students to plagiarize. Thank you! "
" I have found this internet service to be invaluable in preventing the copying and recycling of papers. "
" I submitted three papers. One I knew was partially "copied"; one I suspected of being "copied"; and, one I didn't think was plagiarized at all. Turned out that the first one, was indeed partially plagiarized, the second was not at all and the third was almost totally plagiarized! Even if I have to subscribe personally, next year, I will subscribe. The service is invaluable! "
" I have only had the opportunity to submit one set of papers, and the process totally eliminated plagiarism. I am thrilled. "
" The service allowed me to find the exact paper a student had turned in as his own work. I knew that the paper was plagiarized, but would never have been able to find the source without Turnitin.com "
" As part of my five-paper free trial, I submitted four pieces, the origins of which I knew. Your service was fully effective in identifying all materials that were available anywhere on the web. I think this service has great potential to deal with the problem of web plagiarism, as well as recycled papers. "
" I have found this internet service to be invaluable in preventing the copying and recycling of papers. "
" I submitted three papers. One I knew was partially "copied"; one I suspected of being "copied"; and, one I didn't think was plagiarized at all. Turned out that the first one, was indeed partially plagiarized, the second was not at all and the third was almost totally plagiarized! Even if I have to subscribe personally, next year, I will subscribe. The service is invaluable! "
" I have only had the opportunity to submit one set of papers, and the process totally eliminated plagiarism. I am thrilled. "
" The service allowed me to find the exact paper a student had turned in as his own work. I knew that the paper was plagiarized, but would never have been able to find the source without Turnitin.com. "
" As part of my five-paper free trial, I submitted four pieces, the origins of which I knew. Your service was fully effective in identifying all materials that were available anywhere on the web. I think this service has great potential to deal with the problem of web plagiarism, as well as recycled papers. "
" I can finally give my "industrious" students a taste of their own medicine. I am well aware of the rampant plagiarism that "the wired classroom" can produce, and this site is a wonderful tool for teachers. In addition, the "threat factor" seems to keep would-be cheaters in check. Before we started our research unit I explained the technology of this site and let each student know that I would be using it. "
" I love it! I had some papers that I suspected were plagiarized and my worst fears were realized. I let the students know that they'd been caught and had a lecture on the damages caused by this practice. I doubt that I'll have any repeat offenders this year. Your service is marvelous and I'm trying to get turnitin.com instituted at our school. "
" I had a downloaded paper and your service found the abstract on one of the paper mill sites. Great job. "
" I used turnitin.com to check my *own* papers that I've published to the 'net via my personal web page. The service honed in on that and was able to identify that my work was posted on my web page. Kudos! "
" Instructors are very pleased with it. I only expect to see growth in the usage. "
" I have published several articles in online magazines. A reader e-mailed me to let me know that part of one of my articles was being plagiarized on another site. I ran the plagiarizing article through your service and discovered that the author had plagiarized virtually all of it from different sources. I notified the editor of my article, and the plagiarizing article has now been removed from the website. "
" Student essays had been turned in that I knew were plagiarized, but I was unable to locate the internet source on my own. After using the Turnitin.com trial and entering just a few paragraphs from each essay, those sources were made available to me. All cases of plagiarism must be proven and Turnitin.com makes that possible and saves instructor time. "
" We submitted a paper using a free trial offer. We were impressed with the prompt results and have enrolled in the program for next year. We anticipate that the use of the program will deter plagiarism. "
" I had 4 lads living together in a frat house, and all in my course, but they were in different discussion sections, each run by a different TA. The required term paper was supposed to be written individually, but these guys made it into a group effort. TurnItIn.com (plagiarism.org at that time) gave a blue or green to the first one submitted by the TA, but the other three got a bright red, and the database link all pointed to the first one. This experience really convinced me to keep using your service on all student papers. BTW, the incidence of plagiarism has dropped dramatically since I started using your service regularly. My answer to question #14 below is, at least in my class and due to your service, plagiarism is becoming less of a problem. "
" Requiring students to upload their own assignments to Turnitin.com has almost quartered incidences of plagiarism this semester in my course. Last semester (in order to become familiar with the system), I myself uploaded the students' work after they had handed it in, and about 16% of the submissions showed evidence of plagiarism. This semester in the equivalent assignment the students uploaded their own work, and only about 4% showed evidence of plagiarism. "
" I think it helps students and teachers gain insight into the issues surrounding internet-based research. It's not just for catching "criminals". "
" A common data link used by an IB student's essay provided a great teaching moment on the importance of personal integrity and reinforced the point how small the world has become via technology. "
" I'm part of a group running tests on your service for UMKC and Park University. So far, we are very impressed. It appears that UMKC will subscribe. We meet Monday at Park to discuss subscribing. "
" The first suspect essay I turned in was directly taken from an internet paper site. Turnitin.com found it quickly, so I didn't have to search for hours following up on every search engine. I plan to use Turnitin.com from here on and have submitted a recommendation to my department to immediately implement college-wide usage. "
" I had heard about your service from a colleague. When I received a set of essays, with a handful that I suspected contained plagiarized information, I went to the free trial service. Of the three essays that I submitted, Turnitin found two had plagiarized materials. As a direct result of that experience, I (along with a couple colleagues) have submitted a request for this service on our campus. The request was approved and we begin a pilot program fall 2001. "
" It has done wonders for me. It's been a great help in keeping our kids honest. "
" Highly valuable service in this digital age. The website is well-designed and very navigable. Fast turn-around of reports. "
" I have shown results to many staff members, as well as to representatives from other schools, and all are in awe of the amount of feedback and the timely results.
" You identified three plagiarized paper for me this year. I never would have located the sources used, "
" This service has given me the ability to seriously put a stop to recycled term papers. It has forced my students to create their own work and forced them to learn the real way. "
" One paper I knew had been cut-and-pasted from an online source, but I couldn't locate it. Turnitin.com found it. "
" TURNITIN.com is a treasure! When I suspect a student's work not being their own, it is the first place I turn! Now when I tell students that they plagiarized, I have all of the evidence to support my allegations! THANK YOU! "
" I received feedback on the first paper I submitted to Turnitin.com within 24 hours of my request. The feedback proved very helpful in pinpointing a blatant case of plagiarism. "
" I scanned in my suspect paper, and within 24 hours, I had the copied paper's source and the sections that were plagiarized color-coded for easy identification. It was awesome! "
" As I read the research paper, I suspected it was plagiarized and not original work. I then submitted the paper to your organization and it came back with the highest percentage marked as being from direct internet sources. I had undeniable proof to back my failing the student on the assignment. I greatly appreciate your institute's help in locating the materials I was unable to find by using several different search engines. You have made my job easier, and I don't have to waste several hour on each suspect paper. "
" Very easy to use, and is probably extremely effective over time in preventing and catching in-house plagiarism. My only criticism has to do with payment method. When I signed up originally, I had to pay by check. Credit card payments are much easier, but by now, you probably have that implemented. "
" I submitted about 40 papers and found one major plagiarism and three cases of inadequate citation. In general, I was impressed by the reporting format and the matches found. I plan to recommend it to my institution. "
" The following is from a department chair: Alan, I hope you will purchase Turnitin. The faculty who have used it have been very pleased with the results. It stops arguments from students who swear (literally) that they have not plagiarized. "
" Turnitin.com has allowed me to catch serious plagiarism. As knowledge of my stance on plagiarism spreads on campus, though, I see less of it. And isn't that part of the point? "
" I think it is an effective teaching tool. Students learn correct citation requirements and become more alert to the necessity of citing properly. "
" I was not quite convinced that this would work until the first assignment I allowed students to skip submitting their papers. I immediately found someone who had plagiarized an entire paper from the web. Turnitin.com seems to be an effective deterrent for those tempted by the ease of cutting and pasting straight from the internet. With 180 students, and 7 written assignments, it has turned out to be an amazing time-saver! "
" It has made the students more honest! They think about what they are citing and if they should cite. "
" My students submit all papers onto the site and I check the site for plagiarism. I think just being aware that they can now get caught cheating deters them from doing so. I have been pleased with the results. "
" A commentary of Orwell's "Animal Farm" was requested and the student had obviously cut and pasted someone's work from the internet. When confronted with the Turnitin.com report the student has no choice other than admitting! "
" I have only used it once on a trial basis, but it found a rate of plagiarism of over 25%, and proved a case against a student who claimed to have not plagiarize. I really think this service has great potential especially as we are being encouraged to incorporate more writing into our courses. "
" To test the validity of the software, I submitted my master's thesis, which was highly plagiarized. The articles I used to "steal" phrases and sentences from, however, were available online and were all written by me. It was perfect. Each line, each sentence that I "stole" from myself was found and linked to it's web host. I was amazed. For student papers, it runs about 99% effective. "
" Very successful in identifying 10% plagiarism rate among students. Parents who were irate and protesting redirected their attention to correcting the students behavior instead of attacking the school system. "
" When I told my students we would be using Turnitin.com, I could see from their expressions that they would be doing a lot more of their own writing from now on. "
" I used the free trial to catch a college student who consistently denied plagiarizing despite the rather obvious use of internet sources. The color-coded report ended the denials and provided me with a solid case to present to the academic dean. I am currently teaching high school and am using Turnitin.com for all of my sophomores for their final history paper. I have had several problems with intentional and unintentional plagiarism earlier in the year. This time, everyone is required to use the service and all are encouraged to use the free trial once to check their papers before the due date. I doubt I will get a single problem paper this time. "
" Since our school subscribed to Turnitin.com, my students are much more conscientious about using necessary quotation marks and citations. Plagiarism (at least from Web sources) is much less of a problem now that students know they must submit their papers. "
" Thank you so much. Turnitin is a great support system for a teacher and school. With students relying almost solely on internet research, Turnitin is a necessity. "
" I was suspicious that several major term papers were not student work. I put several to the test on Turnitin.com. Indeed, I was correct. The look on the student's face when I showed her a copy of the internet article which had been used in the paper was priceless. Having discovered 2-3 papers that were not student work, I made an announcement in all my classes that I had discovered that some students had not done their own work. I suggested that those individuals who had made a poor choice come talk to me, and if they did the penalty would not include an administrative sanction (which my administrator had agreed to back me with). Not only did the students whose work I had discovered to be plagiarism come forth, but several others as well. It was a valuable learning experience for the students involved. Academic honesty is a concept that is vital for students to learn if they are to build strong character. Thank you for providing such an excellent service to aid me in teaching this important lesson. "
" I shared an essay with my students that I had submitted to Turnitin.com. They were quite impressed and a little perturbed at the same time. Impressed because of the thoroughness of the analysis; perturbed because the teachers now have access to such a wonderful service. They thought they had sole use of such educational aids! "
" So far, each paper submitted has proven what the teacher thought. It is an invaluable source for catching students plagiarizing, and saves teachers hours of personal research trying to prove what they already know. "
" I received a paper I was convinced was not original but could not establish the sources used. I submitted it to Turnitin.com and they readily identified not only the sources used for 75% of the paper but provided the actual web material from which the student plagiarized. "
" When students were informed of the use of this web service, they were very interested and concerned. One student said, "That's not fair." Another inquired, "Is the social studies department going to use it too?" It became obvious as questions were asked that they were going to be very careful not to plagiarize. Mission Accomplished!! "
" Having all of my students submit their papers to Turnitin.com has made a difference in the frequency of plagiarized papers I receive. When I started out using the service, I posted paper that I suspected were plagiarized. However, last quarter, I switched and had students do this work. The number of plagiarized papers was reduced significantly. This system also saved me time and energy. Plagiarism is a growing problem in both online and regular classes. But in my online English 101, I feel confident that my students are doing their own work. "
" We used the free trial subscription of Turnitin.com and were pleased with the results. Our American History teacher was very suspicious of one of his Jr. research papers and was unable to find the web site that was listed in the works sited page. I only typed in one paragraph of the paper and within 24 hours we had a "red flag" and the original site that most of the paper was copied from. The History teacher was amazed and he was glad to have the proof needed to show the student why the research paper received a failing grade. We sent another paper that was not suspect, just to see what would happen and Turnitin found a match of a line in the paper. The match was found in Yahoo books where the first chapter of a book was printed. The student who wrote the paper had quoted a line from the same book she had checked out from my library. I was amazed that Turnitin found that match! Good Job. (I have recommended the purchase of your service to our Technology director). "
" your service has restored the balance betweeen teachers and students...now we can catch the high-tech cheaters... "
" It has helped our instructors determine plagiarism with certainty. It eliminates the guesswork and negotiations with students. It takes the burden off academics and administrators. "
" I had spent about 4 hours using Google to find suspected palgiarised paragraphs in a student's essay. Then I found Turnitin could do it all for me. I'll definitely buy it. "
" I had my students send in their Russian Research Essays after reading Tolstoy's Anna Karenin. They were so careful with their documentation. They were a little nervous, but they now feel good that their papers are in the data base and no one can use them, ever. I had 4 who decided to free trial on their own and when they later sent it in under my name, they came back all in red. They are really glad that we are checking. Many said that it might save them a problem later on in college. It was so easy for me! Thank you. "
" When I used Turnitin.com to check a segment of an essay, it returned 98% copied. When confronted with the sites, the student acknowledged that he had copied the essay and deserved no credit for the work. "
" I knew it was a winner when during my first year (1999-2000) one of my IB students had a couple of places in his extended essay that showed up matching to two links. We worked out a remedy and he uploaded the revised paper which - when pulled up - was all RED! At first I had a psuedo-heart attack, but once I figured out the reason it was red I realized we could win the war against plagiarism!!! "
" Two graduating seniors were asked to explain the similarities between the web sites I was able to retrieve after using your service and their paper. Because of the hard evidence, both had no argument, and accepted the consequent grades. "
" I was very impressed with the searching power of the system and then the clarity of the reports when they emerged. This is an awesome tool. "
" I once found that a student turned in an entire website, cut and pasted, to me because of Turnitin.com. I was very pleased with the accuracy of the service and continue to use it now. "
" A student turned in a long essay for a science fiction class which utilized vocabulary that was unfamilar to the teacher. After running it through Turnitin.com we discovered that he had lifted an entire chapter of a novel from online, downloaded it and turned it in as his own work. The graphical printout proved conclusively that it wasn't his work and pointed out sites that he could have utilized. It is a very powerful tool for curbing student cheating! "
" The fact that my students' essays are archived most certainly discourages upcoming students from plagiarizing. While I am greatly concerned about students plagiarizing from the Web, I always have been even more concerned about "files" of papers at school. The fact that the kids know I check their essays, plus the fact that I upload their papers myself, show them that I am serious enough about plagiarism to really take the time to discourage it. I have even been thanked by some students for using the service! "
" A teacher submitted a student's work that was found to be 75% taken from a source on the net. The confronted student thanked her and promised she would never again turn in any but her own work. "
" My students sometimes (and truly inadvertently) plagiarize. This system is a great educational tool to start a dialogue on when and how to use attribution. "
" I used my free trials to check 5 suspect papers--actully, they were more than suspect, but I didn't know from what source the material was plagiarized, and therefore would have had a difficult time proving the offenses. Four of the papers came back with enough similarity that I was able to confront students with no doubt left about their "indiscretion." I plan on becoming a customer in the fall! Thanks for a great service, that once publicized, will hopefully operate as a deterrent, rather than a punative tool. "
" I will be telling everyone I know who collects research papers about Turnitin.com. I am extremely impressed with your service. After trying another internet based plagarism detecting service that found nothing, Turnitin.com found 4 exact matches. This service is very necessary and I am so relieved that it is available. You will be hearing from me in the next school year! "
" Student paper submitted and results were obtained in 24 hours that proved that the paper was copied from another source. "
" I caught a plagiarist within 24 hours. Using this website made the whole ordeal less infuriating (although no less insulting) since I had to spend much less time tracking the sources I had suspected the student had used than I would have w/o using Turnitin.com. Thanks a million! "
" Two of my international students copied sections of science documents into their issue analysis verbatim, and they referenced the scientists only (not the web pages). They actually reported being unaware that they should not COPY web materials. They said they had been trained that things in the internet are for public use. We had a good class session after this on what constitutes fair use and what intellectual property is. "
" A suspect paper whose authenticity was supported by the "author" returned with only two words showing as original--only becausy I mistyped them! "
" I was the first teacher at my school to try this service after I had a suspected paper plagiarized from the internet. Sure enough, my report came back full of incriminating evidence!!! Since this time, our school has instituted an academic honor code to try to combat the chronic cheaters. Not all of our teachers are logged on to turnitin.com yet, but we will be next year. I am looking forward to having my students submit their own papers. I hope the thought of their papers being tracked down through a reliable service sends shivers of terror down the spines of habitual slackers. "
" Our teachers have been impressed and pleased with Turnitin.com this year. Word is spreading. Last week a social studies teacher asked me to check two report papers that he suspected as being plagiarized. I ran the papers and Turnitin.com indicated that both were copied. The teacher showed the other social studies teachers how thorough the documentation was. Several of the teachers approached me about the availability for their use next year. Next year the English teachers will require a Turnitin.com report as a required part of their paper (term paper, essay, reports) assignments. I suspect that the social studies teachers will do the same.
" My students thought it was a "great idea." They know the value of their education is diminished by others' cheating. "
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" After reviewing the entire academic integrity issue at my school, we invited both John Barrie and Don McCabe (Rutgers U) to discuss integrity from their perspectives. The result was a unanimous commitment to changing tests, papers, syllabi and purchasing Turnitin.com. From my office as the principal the arguments and finger pointing around what a student did or did not do are virtually eliminated! From the teachers' desks, the internet has been turned on itself and students understand this is indeed a new expectation born out of respect for academic property and a desire to provide authentic as well as individualized projects for learners. We applaud the service and its outstanding commitment to helping us make a student work originals! "
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" This service not only encourages students to do their own work, but it forces them to be responsible researchers, who seek accurate citation of sources. "
" I am overwhelmed at the speed and rigour of evidence from my first 2 trial papars - this has saved me hours of worry and searching to back up my hunch that something was not quite right. This will also assist me in teaching my students how to do it right rather than playing watch dog - a much better teaching outcome and pedagogy - well done to all involved in the project!!! "
" Your service helped me confirm my suspicion that a student paper had been substantially plagiarized -- despite the student's denial. Your service has provided me with precise and systematic evidence. This assistance is greatly appreciated. "
" I have been satisfied with your product. I am hoping it will dsicourage illegal use of sources and help students know that honesty is the best policy. "
" Last year I required my students to submit their papers on a floppy as well as on paper, stating that I would be looking for blatant cheating. Using key words & phrases I caught 2 or 3 blatant cheaters, but didn't have time to check out most papers. When we were given a 60 day trial period I entered all of the papers (tedious) & found that about 1/3 had serious problems. I showed these papers to my new students, explained the service, & my expectations and I had no--None-- papers that had any but technical problems. I use this service not as a trap to catch students, but rather as a tool that they can use to learn how to properly cite sources, & develop original papers. "
" Turnitin.com has been a great tool in preventing plagiarism. Our students have become very conscientious about the originality of the work they submit. "
" I used the service only once--for a suspect paper--but found the response extraordinarily thorough, prompt, and useful. "
" My first two experiences with Turnitin.com were incredible. I was teaching a World Literature course and received papers from two of my top students. These were students with every capability of conducting A+ research and writing effective papers. In other words, based on their performance in class discussion and other in-class assignments, I never would have suspected plagiarism. In both cases, something "bugged" me about the research paper that was submitted. I used the free trial essentially as a test for myself on how this program works. Imagine my surprise when both papers came back as being nearly word for word a copy of paper online. Being able to confront the students (who both had reputations on our small campus as being excellent) with the highlighted evidence and original source of their papers had a tremendous impact, especially in the case of one of the students who continued to insist that she had not plagiarized. "
" I had a ninth grader cleverly plagiarize lots and lots of bits and pieces so that in reading the paper and thinking about how intelligent this particular student was, I thought," Hmm....I knew he was insightful, but not THIS insightful and literate. Turnitin.com caught his as a yellow and it was from four different Schoolsucks.com-type websites!!!!! Also, in my 10th grade classes there was such moaning and groaning and gnashing of teeth, I only had to imagine what those 16 year olds were planning to do with all their papers. They already use sparknotes.com and cliffnotes so no telling what they had in store for me! "
" I have detected several papers which were plagiarized, and that's certainly worth the money we pay for your service. More importantly, however, because the students know that all papers will be checked, they are MUCH less tempted to cheat and they actually attempt to do their own analysis of the assigned books. That's the best thing about Turnitin.com...not that it catches cheaters, but that it prevents good kids from taking the easy route and shortchanging their own education! "
" It's easy to use - all you have to do is copy and paste your paper, and the rest is done for you. "
" I was able to talk to a student about her paper with documentation of what she had copied from other sources - which she admitted. Without the documentation, it would have been very easy for her to dispute the copying. "
" Used Turnitin.com on a paper that passed the scrutiny of software called EVE Essay Verification Engine but was shown by Turnitin to be completely plagiarized. "
" EXCELLENT SERVICE!! I used it as a free trial user on suspected research papers and was very pleased with the promptness of your response. Other collegues were similarly impressed and successful in confirming suspected plagiarism. Furthermore, the deterrent factor (students know we use the service) has significantly helped us deter students from cheating on papers. "
" The ability of telling whether a student has copied material without appropriate citations is obvious....but I was impressed by my ability to easily see what proportion of the writing, even if cited properly, was taken from other sources. "
" By using Turnitin.com, I, the teacher, was removed from suspecting students of plagarism. That put the responsibility where it belongs: on the shoulders of the students. Thanks! "
" My students find Turnitin.com very easy to use. I have been pleased with the results. I have had no students with plagiarism, but I know teachers who have and used the information in parent conferences and in talking to the student and found it very effective. Also, the students are more conscientious about their work knowing that someone is checking and they cannot buy a paper or recycle a sibling's paper from a previous year. "
" Turnitin.com allows instructors to allow their students to utilize the sometimes cluttered and complex internet for research-based essays, and it gives them the confidence that the sources their students use can be found and checked. Having a reliable system that can confirm an instructor's belief that a student might have "lifted" something from the internet is essential, and instructors who are not as savvy with the internet can take comfort in the accuracy and reliability of Turnitin.com. "
" I used the service in my American Literature class. Students were required to submit their research papers, and MOST of them had, indeed, used their electronic sources correctly. However, those who hadn't could "see" what I "saw" when I checked their papers. The print-out was a quick, easy way to know areas students hadn't cited correctly -- or even cited at all! I had no arguments since the color scale spoke for itself. "
" After having caught one student using this service, just telling them that this technology is available has been a great deterrent!. "
" Many of my students believe that if they do not submit their essays, I will not discover their plagiarism. I will often type a paragraph or two of their work in myself if I suspect plagiarism. Every time, there was a "hit." Many students were successful plagiarists in high school. A service like this is needed to teach them that such practices are no longer acceptable and certainly not ethical! "
" A student recently submitted a written assignment that was outstanding. The professor doubted that the student actually wrote this because it "was so well written." I submitted the document and it turned out that the student had not plagiarized it from any internet source. I was pleased to clear the student and the professor learned that she had an excellent student in the class. "
" Turnitin.com has saved me hours and hours of time searching through the internet looking for pages that look similar to what my students have turned in OR in looking at paper topics at those horrible shops that sell students papers. Before I had to do this myself and then only got a partial view of what might be plagiarized material. "
" This has been very useful in detecting plagiarism in research papers and even shorter papers where citations are needed. Turnitin.com's explanation of how or why things are plagiarized has helped show students who may not know they are plagiarizing what they are doing wrong. Very useful and inventive! "
" The service caught one paper with extensive plagiarism, which the student had attempted to conceal with notecards naming a different source. The visual impact of his own paper, plagiarism highlighted, next to the original site, original text highlighted, was enough to prevent any argument at all, from the student or his parents. "
" It is a wonderful site. I had an 8th grade student who plagiarized a good portion of her paper from two web sites. She of course denied it until I showed her the report from Turnitin.com. Then she admitted the entire thing. It was also very difficult for her parents to deny the plagiarism. Thank you for giving us the tools needed to fight what can sometimes be a very difficult battle! "
" On different occasions I was able to identify stolen essays for a writing contest. When presented with the findings both confessed. This saved needless arguments and assusations of false accusations. "
" I found it to be a helpful tool. It did help me to feel as though my step by step process of paper writing is keeping down intentional plagiarism. This check gave us all the extra look to make sure the unintentional events became learning tools. "
"I was able to find the entire suspect paper on here and handle it appropriately. The student denied it until I was able to produce the word for word original and its source."
"I am a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati. While working on a senior group project with 3 other students, I began to suspect that one of them had plagiarized his portions of the project. I took the time and energy to check up on his work for fear that my own reputation and grade were on the line. Your service proved to be the most comprehensive and efficient online service available. Turnitin.com identified nearly his entire submission as a plagiarized collage of various online sites related to the subject matter. Having hard facts and concrete webpages with which to make my accusations made the entire situation much less sticky and complicated than it would have been. Incidentally, I highly recommended your service to the professor overseeing our project. Thanks for your help, and I really appreciated the opportunity to make use of a free trial."