Turnitin Submission Types
Four submission types are available to teachers when creating assignments to allow evaluation of many different tasks.
- File submission: students upload and submit a file to the assignment.
- Text submission: students post text, image, or a link to their work in a text box within the assignment.
- On paper submission: students submit a physical copy of their assignment directly to their teacher. No file upload is required to complete the assignment.
- Observed in person: allows teachers to observe students as they perform tasks, such as in-class presentations, and evaluate them using Assignments. No file upload is required to complete the assignment.
On paper submissions and Observed in person assignments include additional completion options as no submissions are made by students in Brightspace. These submission types can be marked as completed manually by students, automatically on evaluation, or automatically on due date. Teachers select their completion option when creating assignments.
Date Restrictions terms for Turnitin assignments
Quiz restrictions allow teachers to set start dates, due dates, and end dates on their quizzes. The start date determines when a quiz becomes available to students. The end date determines when a quiz becomes unavailable to students. The due date specifies a time when a quiz is expected to be completed. A quiz is considered late if it is submitted after the due date is reached. If a quiz has an enforced time limit and the student uses more than the allotted time, the quiz is marked as exceeded time limit.
In some cases, the terminology used in Turnitin is not the same as what is used in Brightspace. This list ensures that the date definitions are clearly mapped to mitigate any misunderstandings.
Start Date:
In Brightspace, the Start Date indicates the day when students can begin submitting their work. If it is not set, the course start date or current date and time is used.
In Turnitin, the Start Date indicates the day when students can begin submitting their work.
Due Date:
In Brightspace, the Due Date indicate the day when an assignment is officially due. If it is not set, the course end date or current date plus 6 months is used.
In Turnitin, the Due Date indicates also indicated when an assignment is officially due. The Due Date in Turnitin enables automated collusion checking used for the Generate reports on the due date option. The Due Date setting supports the Allow late submissions option.
End Date:
In Brightspace, the End date indicates the end of a course when assignment submissions are no longer allowed.
Turnitin honors the End Date provided by Brightspace.
Grade Visibility Date:
In Brightspace, the Grade Visibility Date indicates the date when scores and feedback are available in Grade book. If it is not set, the Due Date plus 6 months is used.
In Turnitin, the Grade Visibility Date also indicates the date when scores and feedback are available to students.