Moodle Assignment Marking Guides
Use a Marking Guide in Moodle Assignment when you want to allocate marks across different assessment criteria. Each criterion includes a single descriptor, along with space to record a mark and provide feedback.
If you want to define quality levels for each criterion you can use Rubrics instead: Moodle Assignment Rubrics
Creating a Marking Guide
Go to the Moodle Assignment and click Advanced Grading.
Select Marking guide from the drop-down menu.
You can also change the grading method from the Moodle Assignment settings. Go to the Grade section and select a grading method. You will be prompted to create a marking guide after you Save and display.
Click Define new grading form from scratch, unless you want to use an existing template.
Give the Marking Guide a Name.
Description is optional, but it can be particularly useful if you want to share your marking guide as a template later, as it helps other users understand the purpose of your marking guide.
Underneath is a section for adding and defining criterion. Add your first criterion by clicking on Click to edit criterion name (e.g. 'Referencing').
Description for Students (optional) Click on Click to edit to add a description that students and markers can see.
Description for Markers (optional) Click on Click to edit to add a description that only markers can see.
Maximum Mark (required) Click on Click to edit to enter the maximum mark students can score for that criterion.
The sum of all the Maximum Marks in the Marking Guide should add to 100 (assuming the Assignment is out of 100%)
To add new criterion click the +Add criterion button.
To add saved comments that can be used during the marking process click Click to edit underneath Frequently used comments.
To add more saved comments click + Add frequently used comment.
Select the appropriate Marking Guide options:
Show guide definition to students
Show marks per criterion to students
Once you have filled in the Marking Guide you can Save marking guide and make it ready or Save as draft.
You can edit or delete the Marking Guide from the Advanced grading area of the assignment.
Using a Marking Guide for Marking
Go to the Moodle Assignment and click the Grade button.
In the grading area, you now have space to add comments and a mark underneath each criterion.
Above the marking guide, there is a small ‘expand’ icon. Clicking on this will expand the marking guide into a pop-up window in the centre of the screen.
Click Insert frequently used comment, to select from a list of pre-defined comments for this marking guide.
Underneath the marking guide you can add general Feedback comments, and/or upload a Feedback file.
The grade will be calculated when you click Save changes.
Downloading a Marking Guide Report
You can export the feedback for each criterion as an Excel spreadsheet. The file will include each student’s first name, last name, and ID number, along with their corresponding feedback and scores.
Go to your Moodle assignment with a marking guide attached.
From the menu along the top, click Marking guide breakdown report.
Select either Excel download or CSV download.
Save in an appropriate location.
Publishing a Marking Guide as a Site-wide Template
By default, a rubric or marking guide can only be reused by the person who created it. Publishing it as a site-wide template allows other UCL staff to select and reuse it in their own Moodle Assignment or Coursework activities.
Please note: Once published, your marking guide will be available to all UCL staff.
To request that your marking guide is published as a site-wide template, please complete this form: MyServices - Moodle Staff Query Form.