Quality Enhancement
at the university of essex

 

 

Examinations &
Assessment

 

Examinations and Assessment

Appendix: University Marking Policy

Guidelines relating to marking of assessments not covered by the current marking policy

  • Code of Practice on Setting and Moderating Exam Papers

  • Enhancing quality in online assessments

  • Feedback to Students on their academic performance

    1.  the return of assessed work should normally be no more than four weeks, less wherever possible and that this should apply to vacation periods as well as term-time (i.e. coursework handed in at the end of term should be returned at the start of the following term, not four weeks into it).  Where necessary the nature of the feedback being provided should be reviewed if it is felt that generating this feedback is the cause of undue delay;

    2.  to ensure that students and staff are clear about the deadlines for feedback, the date by which feedback will be made available should be published alongside the date for submission of coursework

            eg Deadline for coursework submission:      1 November XXXX

                work will be returned, with feedback:     by 29 November XXXX 

  • 3.  that every level 4 full-year and Autumn term module should include an early assessment opportunity to provide feedback before the end of the Autumn term on individual student performance to allow any additional support to be targeted at an early stage.

 


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