Making steps towards an efficient and effective marking system
This report summarises the development of a marking system aimed at reducing the time taken to mark exercise books of student work whilst at the same time ensuring this process remains effective and is in line with a typical school marking policy. The system uses the RAG 123 marking criteria to assess student understanding of a particular learning objective and then uses this to automatically assign each student individual tailored feedback, including comment, example and next steps/ challenge question. The methodology was used by the author in his teaching duties who recognised an immediate improvement in the quality and consistency of his feedback to students. Using the system also reduced his marking time by over 50%. The feedback it delivered was praised by a headteacher and his department during book scutinies.