What are feedback headings, and how do I add them?

Feedback headings are the things you're marking in a piece of work. A heading can be anything from a question ("Q3: Describe evaporation"), a skill ("Use of evidence") or asessment objective ("AO3").

MarkMate marks each heading separately and writes feedback for each one, so good headings mean better, more focused feedback.

Steps

1. On the assessment set-up page, go to Feedback headings.

2. Click Add a heading (or Add heading if you already have some).

3. Type what students should show, for example "Explains why the gas spreads out".

4. Click underneath it, where it says What to look for (optional), and describe what a good answer includes, for example "Mentions particles moving randomly and colliding; uses the word 'diffusion'."

5. On the right of the heading, click the grading button and choose how to mark it:

   • a grade set (for example Working towards / Expected / Greater depth)

   • Marks, then type the total, for example 6

   • Feedback only: comments with no grade or mark

6. Repeat for each heading. You can add up to 20.

7. To remove a heading, point your mouse at it and click the × on the right.

Good to know

• Each new heading copies the grading from the one above, which saves time when every question is out of the same number of marks.

• Headings are marked in the order you list them.