1. Best Practices in marking examination papers
20/4/2010
Mohamed Zaki, Academic Director

2. Contents
Objective
Marking Midterm
Examples
Marking Final Paper

3. Objective To have fair, consistent marking across all students
To give the students a useful feedback so that they can improve their weaknesses (midterm only)
Avoid mistakes and errors
To produce quality marking
Part of the performance evaluation

4. Midterm Low awarded marks(about or less than 60%) should have feedback
The marker should not write over the students’ handwritten answer.
The marker should write a brief explanation on each question relating to why the student had failed to reach the maximum mark.
The marker should put a note or sign for every part of the student’s answer to indicate that part has been “noted”.
The marker should mark one question at a time for all students and then the next and so on until finishes all scripts.

5. Examples
(1) Low awarded marks(about or less than 60%) should have feedback
This helps the students to improve and concentrate on the weak area

6. Examples
(1) All low awarded marks(about or less than 60%) should have feedback
This helps the students to improve and concentrate on the weak area

7. Examples
(2) The marker should not write on the students’ handwriting answer.
This is required for the second marker to see the answer clearly

8. Examples
The marker should not write on the students’ handwriting answer.

9. Examples
The marker should not write on the students’ handwriting answer.
You can write on the space without hiding the answer

10. Examples
(3)The marker should write a brief explanation on each question relating to why the student had failed to reach maximum marks.
This helps the students to improve , concentrate and know exactly why they did not get the full mark

11. Examples
The marker should write a brief explanation on each question relating to why the student had failed to reach maximum marks.
Lacks Clarity
This helps the students to improve , concentrate and know exactly why they did not get the full mark
Irrelevant
Incomplete

12. Examples
The marker should write a brief explanation on each question relating to why the student had failed to reach maximum marks.
Irrelevant details
Lacks relevancy

13. Examples
The marker should write a brief explanation on each question relating to why the student had failed to reach maximum marks.
There is no explanation why the student did not get the full mark

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16. Final Exam
The marker should not write on the students’ handwriting answer.
The marker should write a brief explanation on each question relating to why the student had failed to reach maximum marks.
The marker should put a note or sign on every part of the student’s answer to indicate that part has been “noted”.
To be consistent and fair, the marker should mark one question at a time for all students and then the next and so on until finishes all scripts.
The marker should contact the PM and the other counterpart in case he/she finds the model answer does not clearly handle some situations

17. Final Exam Marking sheet
Second Marking : some samples to check the work of the first marker
Instructions are now part of the marking sheet( to be reminded )!

18. Examples
This helps the second marker and external examiner to check the marking

19. Examples
Remarking will not be easy if the student appealed

20. Examples
You can not tell whether this part has been “noted” or not

21. Examples
Putting note to be sure that you will not miss any answer

22. Examples
The marker should put a note or sign on every part of the student’s answer to indicate that part has been “noted”.
Otherwise the second marker or auditor will bring it back to you and ask you.

23. Questions