[ARCHIVED] Peer to Peer plagiarism check

[Kheywood]

Does anyone know if the built in plagiarism checker does peer to peer submission checks or does it just compare submissions to things online or a database somewhere?  Thanks!

[Stef_retired · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Kheywood , the plagiarism checker is a function of the third-party company with which your school has contracted. You'll need to ask the specific provider of the originality tool your school uses for details on the features they offer.

[Kheywood]

Thanks Stefanie, but it seems in the guide I linked above that there's something within Speedgrader that provides a similarity score.  Is that still based on a third party checker?

[Stef_retired]

Yes, that is correct. The lesson displays what a plagiarism check would look like, but the specifics will depend on the third party provider's feature set.

[Stef_retired]

Putting it in a different way, @Kheywood : Instructure Canvas does not have a native plagiarism tool or originality checker. Originality checks are performed by the third party application.