SimCheck is a web-based system that allows student papers to be submitted and checked for plagiarism.
The system compares student papers with sources available on the Internet, select commercial article databases, and papers submitted at the UW.
Generates a Similarity Report that provides text matches and an indicative similarity score that will help you to understand the origin of student work.
SimCheck is not available outside of Canvas. SimCheck is intended to evaluate student assignments only, not pre-publication journal articles.
Build post-SimCheck conversations into assignment design:
Allow students to submit their papers to SimCheck and make updates to their papers. (An opportunity for deeper learning: ask students to write a short reflection paper on their experience with their SimCheck results.)
Assign peer-review partners or teams to discuss findings.
Conduct student/instructor consultations to provide feedback on SimCheck results