software to help you save time when grading papers and using marking rubrics
emarking-assistant
providing
feedback and adding up marks in marking rubrics. I've written some
software
(works with any version of Word for Windows) to help me grade
electronic
papers and it is now available as a 30 day download.
More information and a 10 minute overview of using eMarking Assistant
is available
at:
http://emarking-assistant.baker-evans.com
Briefly the eMarking Assistant software saves time by:
* allowing markers to create, insert and customise detailed reusable
comments which can contain text, images, audio, links. These
reusable
comments can be easily distributed to markers to promote
consistency
and reduce second marking. a 50 item Academic Writing comment bank
is provided
* create and use automated marking rubrics in Word which record, add
and rescale marks and allow the performance standards to be
inserted
as comments into the assignment
* provide easy access to common Word features on single floating
toolbar
* a one year license costs only $USD20 and this will be easily repaid
in the
time you save in the first week
* allow you to highlighting a phrase in the assignment and click a
button
to do a Google web, scholar or book search
A link to download a 30 day trial of the software and online support
is available at
http://emarking-assistant.baker-evans.com.
Below are the major features of eMarking Assistant (2009 version
1.1).
eMarking Assistant:
* works in exactly the same way with any version of Microsoft Word for
Windows
* is available as a 30 day fully functional trail which can be easily
installed
(3 clicks and under 1 minute) and uninstalled without administration
privileges
* can be installed on 2 computers allowing you to save time grading
both at work
and at home
* operates using floating toolbars which can be moved around the
screen or
displayed vertically or horizontally to suit your work habits and
screen size
* provides text tips so you don't have to remember cryptic icons
Reusable comments can be inserted using the floating "eMarking"
toolbar:
* the toolbar shows both the comment name and the text of the comment
(so you don’t have to remember cryptic codes)
* comments are organised in categories e.g. "academic writing" or
"APA?" or
"structure"
* comments can be selected by scrolling through a categories list or
by typing
the first few letters
* the selected comment can be inserted into either a comment bubble in
the
margin or into the text
* new reusable comments can be created easily by selecting text,
images,
audio or tables in the assignment and clicking a button
Audio feedback:
* audio comments can be easily recorded in Word (2 clicks) and
inserted into
the assignment
* audio comments can be easily stored for future reuse
* audio comments can be stored in high quality or compressed for
smaller
file size (300 K per minute)
The "Preparation" toolbar provides easy access to the following Word
features on a single floating toolbar:
* show or hide spelling errors
* show or hide grammar errors
* show or hide paragraph marks and invisible characters
* record or don't record track change
* show either the "final" or the "final with mark-up" or the
"original"
version of the document
Enables automated marking rubrics which:
* can be easily created in a Word table with columns for criteria and
standards, the maximum mark and the graded mark. You can also
add columns for self or peer assessment
* respond to button clicks or function key presses by highlighting
standards
and recording marks
* can increase or decrease marks within the specified range
* add the recorded marks, show a percentage and rescale them to the
final
mark (i.e. produce a mark out of 20)
* will insert the selected standard and mark into the assignment as a
margin
comment
Select text in the assignment and then click buttons to:
* do a Google web, Google Scholar, Google biog search or Google
Groups
search and display the results in your browser
* highlight every occurrence of the text
* save the text as a reusable comment
Return the assignment to the student by either:
* saving it to your hard disk with the mark included in the name (in
version 1.2)
* email the document within Word
The reusable comment banks can be:
* created by highlighting text and pressing a button
* saved in a word file to edit, or move to another computer or
distribute to markers
* "harvested" from a folder of previously marked assignments
* swapped with other eMarking Assistant users in the support site at
http://emarking-assistant.baker-evans.com
A 50 item "academic writing" comment bank, with sections on APA
referencing and the
use of Word, can be automatically installed when eMarking Assistant is
first installed.
More information, including screen movies and a trial download, is
available on
eMarking Assistant site at:
http://emarking-assistant.baker-evans.com
Kind regards,
Dr Peter Evans
emarking-...@baker-evans.com
http://emarking-assistant.baker-evans.com
Skype: evans-pj