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Turnitin Pilot Study Status Update to Faculty Council. April 13, 2012. Turnitin Pilot Study Study Design. Pre/Post-test, one group study design Baseline survey sent to instructors teaching in spring 2012 semester
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Turnitin Pilot StudyStatus Update to Faculty Council April 13, 2012
Turnitin Pilot StudyStudy Design • Pre/Post-test, one group study design • Baseline survey sent to instructors teaching in spring 2012 semester • Recruited from across campus, both large and small classes, and with different types of paper assignments • Instructors who completed baseline survey: • Given instructions on how to access/use Turnitin software • Asked to provide their students’ names and email addresses • Asked to complete a log of all papers submitted to Turnitin • Students were sent email letting them know their instructors were participating in pilot study, and provided survey link to opt out • If students opted out, instructors could not submit their papers through Turnitin • Students (who did not opt out) were sent baseline survey to complete • Instructors and students who completed baseline survey will be sent end-of-semester survey to complete (mid-point survey also sent to instructors)
Turnitin Pilot StudyStudy Diagram for Spring 2012 Semester 31 Instructors Sent Baseline Survey 29 Instructors Completed Baseline 1 Instructor refused Sent Turnitininstructions/request for students’ emails 28 Instructors 5 Instructors Dropped Out 23 Instructors Sent Students’ Emails Sent Mid-Point Survey 1773 Students Were Sent Email w/Opt Out Link 167 Students Opted Out Will be sent end-of-semester survey 257 Students Completed Baseline