How do I add comments in the Turnitin Feedback Studio?

You will learn how to create comments in your Turnitin assignment which students can then view. The types of comments include highlighting text from the student's work, pointing out grammar and punctuation mistakes where they occur within the paper, and providing an overall evaluation via text or audio recording.

You must have already created a Turnitin assignment within your course and at least one student must have already submitted a paper.

In this case, the Turnitin assignment is called The Final Paper.

Turnitin assignment link is selected.

You will be taken to the "Assignment Inbox" within the Turnitin container.

2. Click on the Pencil icon to select a paper to grade.

When you click on the Pencil icon, the title of the paper, or the similarity report icon, the Feedback Studio will open in a new window.

Pencil icon is selected.

3. The Feedback Studio opens in a new tab.

  1. Feedback navigation: Click here will open Feedback side panel.
  2. Feedback side panel: Contains QuickMarks and Summary comments.
  3. QuickMarks tab: QuickMarks interface
  4. Summary tab: Summary of all comments
  5. Grade: Overall grade manually entered or from the attached grading rubric
Feedback studio
Expand or collapse content How do I use Quickmarks?

Follow these steps to learn how to add Quickmarks to the student's paper.

1. Click on the Quickmarks tab.

Quickmarks icon is selected

2. The QuickMarks panel opens.

  1. Search QuickMarks.
  2. Switch between existing QuickMarks sets.
  3. Manage the QuickMarks set.
  4. Create a new QuickMarks set.
Quickmarks panel

3. Drag and drop a comment to anywhere onto the paper.

'AWK.' comment is now on the paper

4. Use the dropdown menu to select other comments.

dropdown menu

5. Select Format.

Format is selected

6. Format comments display for you to choose from.

Format comments show
Expand or collapse content How do I add my own comments to the paper?

Follow these steps to learn how to add your own comments to the student's paper.

1. Click anywhere on the paper where you want to make a comment.

location on paper clicked

2. Click on the Comment icon.

Comment icon selected

3. Type a comment. When finish click away from the comment box (or click anywhere on the paper.)

  1. Type a comment in the text box.  
  2. Comment can be pinned to mark as significant.
  3. Comment can be convert to QuickMark (saved to QM bar).
  4. Click Create to add comment to the QuickMark set
Comment text

4. A speech bubble will appear on the paper.

5. Insert comment specific to a highlighted text.

The popup menu will allow you to insert a QuickMark (1), insert a comment (2), or simply strike thru the highlighted text (3).

6. Insert an in-line comment.

Click on paper where you would like to insert a comment, click on the "Text" icon.

6.1. Type the in-line comment in the text box.

6.2. You can change font size, text color, or delete the comment previously added.

7. A speech bubble will appear on the paper.

After grading and commenting are finished, students will see the various icons showing the different types of comments after the Feedback date has passed.

speech bubble appears on paper

8. Click on the speech bubble to view or edit your comment.

speech bubble selected.
Expand or collapse content How do I create a general comment?

You will learn how to create a general comment for the student submission.

1. Click on the  Summary tab.

Feedback Summary icon.

2. Leave an audio, video, or text comment. Don't forget to click Save at the bottom.

Tip: The maximum time for an audio comment is 3 minutes.

Feedback Summary options for voice or text

Article Summary

You have now learned how to use the Feedback Studio to create useful comments on a student's paper within a Turnitin assignment.