How to Create a Marking Guide v2
Note: You need LMS Admin access before you can perform this action.
A marking guide is an advanced grading method where a teacher/trainer enters a comment per criterion and a mark up to a maximum.
To create a marking guide for an Assignment follow the steps below:
Step 1: Login and go to the course page where you want to add the marking guide on an assignment to:
Step 2: Locate the assignment activity you want to add the marking guide and click on it
Step 3: Once you are on the assignment activity page, proceed to the activity menu bar and select Advance grading.
Step 4: From the advance grading page, change active grading method to: Marking guide.
You will then have 2 options to choose from, click on ‘Define new grading form from scratch’ to create a new marking guide.
Step 5: Fill out the information needed and adjust the settings for the Marking Guide.

Name*
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(Mandatory field) enter the name of the Marking Guide in the 'Name' text box.
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Description
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Enter a relevant description or a general instruction for the marking guide.
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Add Criterion
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Click the button to add one or more criteria (and then repeat the process as above)
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Frequently used comments
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If the marker regularly uses the same comments when marking, it is possible to add these to a frequently used comments bank. (i.e Good Work!, Good Attempt!)
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Add Frequently used comment
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Click the button to add one or more frequently used comments as desired.
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Show guide definition to students
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If enabled, the guide definition will be shown to students.
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Show marks per criterion to students
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If enabled, the marks per criterion will be shown to students.
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To delete a marking criteria, Click on the X button beside the criterion you want to delete.
To re-arrange the marking criteria, click the 🡡 to move the criterion one block up, or 🡣 to move criterion one block down.
The Marking Guide is now created for the Assignment activity you have selected.
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