How to create a new assessment

Create an assessment whenever you have a new piece of work to mark. It takes a couple of minutes, and you can change everything later.

Steps

1. Click Classes at the top of the screen and open your class.

2. On the Markbook tab, click New assessment.

3. At the top, where it says Name this assessment, type a name, for example Particles test.

4. Optional: click Attach resource to add a mark scheme from your Resources library. See How to add a mark scheme to an assessment.

5. Under The brief, fill in:

   • What were students asked to do? For example "Answer questions 1–6 on particles and changes of state."

   • Learning objective. For example "Explain changes of state using the particle model."

6. Under Feedback headings, click Add a heading for each thing you want to mark. See What are feedback headings?

7. Under Context for marking, check the Marking style, and add any Marking notes for this piece of work.

8. Click Create assessment.

MarkMate opens the marking screen, ready for you to add your students' work.

Tip: Press Ctrl + Enter (or Cmd + Enter on a Mac) to save without scrolling down.