This moderation process is supported by the features in Turnitin and Blackboard.
See Internal Moderation overview for details of other moderation scenarios.
Roles
First marker
- Open the Turnitin Assignment Inbox. Use Paper ID to flag papers which you wish to be moderated.
- Record details on the Moderation Form.
- Email the Moderation Form to the Internal Moderator.
Moderator
To find specific papers flagged by the first marker
Use the Search text box to find the required Paper ID.
If useful, you can also sort the Inbox by Paper ID.
To find papers on grade boundaries:
Sort the Turnitin Assignment Inbox by Grade. This should enable you to find papers which need moderation by selecting a sample from the higher, middle and lower range of marks.
Moderating papers marked by individual markers
It is possible to create Blackboard course groups to assign papers to markers. The Moderator can then filter the Inbox by group to see the papers marked by each marker.
Recording or changing marks
- Use the Paper ID to record details of moderated papers on the Moderation form.
- If you wish to change marks awarded by the first marker
- Email the Moderation Form to the first marker.
- Follow your School’s procedures to agree a final mark, and record this in the Moderation Form.
- If marks need to be changed as a result of the moderation process apply these changes directly in Turnitin:
locate and open the relevant student attempts from the Assignment Inbox; edit the grade in the Feedback Studio. - Email the Moderation Form to the Programme Admin team.
Administrator – after 15 days
- Edit the moderation form – where paper IDs have been recorded, insert the relevant student names and numbers.
- Upload the Moderation Form to the Blackboard course and/or External Examiner Organisation.
Guide last updated on December 11, 2024
