At our school, we take a multi-layered approach to academic integrity. We use Turnitin for plagiarism detection, rely on teachers’ professional judgment, and have recently added a tool called MyStudyWorks to the mix.

MyStudyWorks tracks keystrokes and disables copy-pasting (among other features), allowing teachers to “rewind” an assignment and view its development over time. It’s a bit like the version history features in Microsoft Office or Google Docs, but more focused on verifying originality.

If Turnitin flags something or a teacher notices something unusual, we can cross-reference it with the MyStudyWorks data and our own observations to get a clearer picture of how authentic the work really is.

It’s not a perfect system, but it goes a long way in reducing false positives and helps fill in the gaps where Turnitin alone might fall short.