{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading","provider_url":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support","author_name":"Sev Raychev","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/author\/tel\/","title":"e-Marking Essentials - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MsxvbbziEd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/e-marking-essentials\/\">e-Marking Essentials<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/e-marking-essentials\/embed\/#?secret=MsxvbbziEd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;e-Marking Essentials&#8221; &#8212; Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" data-secret=\"MsxvbbziEd\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! 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This information will be helpful to academic and administrative staff who are involved in e-marking (e-grading and e-feedback). It covers essential advice on what to do and be aware of. Topics covered Preparing to mark online Marking assignments Moderation Releasing feedback and marks to students It includes advice on both the Blackboard Assignment and Turnitin tools. &nbsp; 1. Preparing to mark online Advice Support and resources Make sure you know how the assignment is going to be marked and how the feedback should be returned. Make sure you know how moderation is going to take place, as some workflows may require first markers to record specific information on the papers they mark. Contact the Module Convenor well in advance of the assessment deadline if you are unsure. Internal Moderation of a Blackboard Assignment Internal Moderation of a Turnitin Assignment Check that your Internet browser is up-to-date. Recommended browsers: Chrome or Firefox Internet Explorer should not be used Blackboard browser advice Turnitin system requirements Familiarise yourself with the online support guides for e-marking, using either: Turnitin &#8211; GradeMark Blackboard Assignment \u2013 Inline Grading Guides are available under\u00a0EMA Help guides &nbsp; Assignments with multiple markers: Blackboard Assignment: Check how work is being assigned to each marker. N.B. We advise against use of the Delegated marking feature, as this often has unfortunate unintended consequences. Turnitin Assignment: Check if the \u2018Turnitin Assignment by Group\u2019 option is being used to allocate assignments to markers. You will need to access assignments using this feature if it is. &nbsp; Contact the person who is overseeing the marking if you are unsure. &nbsp; Using Turnitin Assignments by Group Put the coffee on! Or tea if you prefer \ud83d\ude42 2. Marking assignments Blackboard Assignment tool Advice Support and resources If you are attaching a rubric to help assess submissions, be aware that the rubric applies to all students. As such, once a rubric is attached and has been used to mark a paper, do not detach the rubric as this will result in a loss of data for all marked papers. Create a Rubric Attach a rubric Mark using a Rubric If you are using a \u2018No Points\u2019 Rubric (non-scoring), make sure you complete the rubric before entering a mark to grade the assignment. Known Issue: Saving the \u2018No Points\u2019 rubric resets the grade to \u20180\u2019 and means you will need to re-enter the mark. Workaround: Complete the rubric first before entering your mark and make a note of the mark if you need to subsequently edit the rubric. Use the \u2018Save Draft\u2019 button when marking an assignment, if you want to keep the assignment listed in \u2018Needs Marking\u2019. This will let you easily find it again to continue editing the mark or comments. Remember to click &#8216;Submit&#8217; once marking has been completed on that paper. &nbsp; When should I use \u2018Save Draft\u2019 when marking? The Blackboard marking session for an assignment expires after one hour, so remember to save your feedback and comments before the session times-out. Marking a Blackboard assignment online using Blackboard\u2019s in-built tool (Inline Grading) Do not use the Grade Centre&#8217;s Quick Comments feature. Any feedback should be left on the submission itself and not entered in the Quick Comments field in the Grade Centre. Anonymous marking in Blackboard Anonymous marking in Blackboard is not currently recommended, due to the complexity of workarounds required. Internal Moderation of a Blackboard Assignment Make sure you only grade the last attempt a student has made. If the assignment submission has been set-up to allow multiple attempts, always access the work via Needs Marking. This ensures that you are only presented with the final submission for each student. When you have an assignment open, you can see if there are other attempts by the same student in the right-hand Grading panel. &nbsp; How to mark anonymously using Blackboard assignments If staff want to see the marks given for the assignment in the Grade Centre column after marking is completed but before the 15 day turnaround has been reached, then it is possible to lift anonymity without affecting the release of marks to students. See how to disable anonymous marking in the Blackboard Assignment How to mark anonymously guide. If you need to mark anonymously and this has not been set up on your assignment (and students have already submitted their assignments), you can mark work using the \u2018Grade with Usernames Hidden\u2019 option in the Grade Centre as a workaround. Marking with Usernames Hidden If you want to download anonymous assignments to mark offline, you will need to: Record the attempt ID on the downloaded printed file, Record the attempt ID in the Grading Notes for the online assignment. Complete the marking process before anonymity is lifted if you intend to provide feedback online. These actions are required as the attempt ID is removed when anonymity is lifted. If marking and the return of feedback is paper-based, you can choose to remove the \u2018mark anonymously\u2019 setting for the assignment. Check with the Module Convener or SDTL before changing anonymous marking settings. &nbsp; Turnitin Assignment Advice Support and resources Always edit the mark for an assignment in the Turnitin document viewer (Feedback Studio). Marks are sent from Turnitin to the Blackboard Grade Centre, but cannot be sent in the opposite direction. If a mark for an assignment is changed in the Grade Centre this will not change the mark shown on the paper in Turnitin. &nbsp; We recommend accessing assignments from the Turnitin Inbox. Go to your module\u00a0Control Panel &gt; Course Tools &gt; Turnitin Assignments &gt; click on the title of the assignment. Click the \u2018Roster Sync\u2019 link if you don\u2019t see all of your students listed in the Turnitin Inbox. Access and view Turnitin Assignments Use Roster Sync to show all...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png"}