Student overview of the new Similarity Report experience
1. Overall similarity
INFO: Highlighted matches are instances of text similarity; they do not always indicate plagiarism. The match could be a quote or cited material listed in a bibliography. We aim to provide as much information for each match as possible to assist in your assessment of its legitimacy.
Overall similarity
The overall similarity is a percentage showing how much text from the submission matches to sources in our database. We calculate this percentage by dividing the number of matching words by the total number of words in the document. Matched text is highlighted in the submission.
What are submissions compared against?
A submission (with at least 20 words or more) made to an assignment generates a Similarity Report. The Similarity Report is the result of comparison between the text of the submission against the search targets, or databases, selected for the assignment.
Depending on your instructor's settings, these databases may include:
- billions of pages of active (and archived) internet information, previously submitted works,
- tens of thousands of periodicals, journals, and publications.
- Any matching or highly similar text discovered is detailed in the Similarity Report.
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