Literature review on effects on assessment of e-marking

Abstract

The development of e-marking is reviewed under the headings of the different technology suppliers that are driving e-marking developments forward through their software solutions. The review covers the experience of AQA and other UK awarding bodies, and considers the various aspects of e-marking, a hybrid in which examiners carry out on-line marking of extracts from scanned scripts, which make it different from conventional marking.

These include marking single items rather than whole scripts and allocating some items for marking by experts or generalists and others for 'automatic' marking. Such differences might conceivably influence the examiner's response to the task, and possibly the marks awarded also.

Although any impact on the assessment is seen as much less significant than might be found in developments involving on-line testing and full computer marking, a few issues are identified for the validity and reliability of the assessments delivered with e-marking which might be investigated further

How to cite

Fowles, D (2005). Literature review on effects on assessment of e-marking, Manchester: AQA Centre for Education Research and Policy.

Keywords

• e-Assessment