Delivering Feedback
The guidance outlined on this page covers marking on the platform where standard marker allocation is in use (i.e. how to mark for the majority of assessments). The following guidance may also be useful:
Overview: for general information on the platform.
Marking and Moderation Variations and Workflows: for general information on marking workflows
Video guidance is also available. Access New Marking Tool Video Guides.
Note: the legacy marking tool was fully deprecated in March 2026 and is no longer available to use. All flows, including archived assessments, have been converted to the new marking tool. For more information on this transition, see UNIwise’s news article: Conversion of Flows from Legacy to New Marking Tool.
Overview of the Marking Tool
Click on a flow (assessment) from your overview which is open for marking.
On the main flow page, click the Start marking or Resume marking button to load the first student submission in the new marking tool:
View a list of allocated participants (students), navigate to the next submission
Full screen, zoom and page layout options
Annotation tools and annotation list view
Options to access the submission overview (including submitted files and offline marking), rubrics, submission feedback (comments) and enter/ submit grades
Access common feedback (comments for all allocated students)
A view of the current selected submission/ file
Exit the new marking tool
Toggle the quick navigation panel
Feedback can be delivered in three ways:
Annotations
Making an Annotation
Click on the appropriate option from the annotations toolbar, depending on the type of annotation you’d like to make:
Specific annotation formats:
Annotate:
Underline
Highlight
Free text
Note
Squiggly underline
Strikethrough
Shapes:
Basic shapes (square/ rectangle, circle, polygon)
Freehand drawing
Freehand highlight
Lines
Insert:
Rubber stamp
Signature
Date
Tip: most of the pre-set rubber stamps are not particularly useful for marking student papers but you can create your own custom stamps.
Once you have selected a type of annotation, you can select the specific format from the annotation toolbar. Further colour options can be accessed from the colour dropdown menu, including custom colours and opacity:
To make an annotation, left click to highlight your chosen piece of text, click on a space in the student submission or draw on the submission as appropriate.
When you release the left click, an annotation box will appear after a slight delay in the annotation list view to the right of the submission:
You can type additional feedback in the text field of the annotation box:
Repeat this process as needed to continue adding annotations to the student submission.
Tip: although there are no visible formatting options for this typed feedback, it is possible to use keyboard shortcuts for bold, underlined and/ or italicised text. You can also still produce bulleted lists by entering a dash before text, or numbered lists by entering “1.” before text.
Sharing an Annotation
To change who your annotation is shared with, select an annotation from the annotation list view and click on the sharing options, represented by a coloured square in the upper right corner:
From here you can choose one of the following sharing settings:
Co-assessors: visible only to you and other markers or reviewers allocated to the student
Participants: visible only to you and the student(s)
All: visible to you, the student(s) and any other markers or reviewers allocated to the student
Private: visible only to you and any reviewers allocated to the student
Note: feedback that is shared with a participant/ student is not available to them instantly. Students will only be able to access shared feedback when the following conditions are met:
A grade has been entered and submitted for them (the grade does not have to be released to the student)
The marking period has ended
OR
Early release of feedback is enabled on the assessment and you have released the feedback to the student
Editing or Deleting an Annotation
To edit or delete an existing annotation you have made, select an annotation from the annotation list view. This will reveal options on the annotation to edit typed commentary, change the colour of the annotation or delete it.
You can also click the ellipsis button in upper right corner of the listed annotation to access edit/ delete options:
From here you can edit the typed feedback associated with the annotation or delete the annotation.
Search, Sort, Filter and Bulk Selection
There are a number of ways to search for and organise annotations:
Search for an annotation. You can search by co-assessor name, annotation reference code or written commentary.
Sort annotations by their position in the document, date, sharing state, co-assessor, type or colour.
Enable multi select. This will produce check boxes next to each annotation, allowing you to select multiple annotations to amend their sharing settings, colour or delete them in one go.
Filter annotations by co-assessor, sharing state, colour or type.
Note: while multi select is enabled, it is not possible to edit any typed commentary in an annotation. If you find you are unable to edit annotation feedback, check to make sure you have switched multi select off.
Submission/ Common Feedback (Comments)
Submission Feedback (Comments for Individual Students)
Submission feedback can be used to provide overall commentary on a student’s submission. To leave submission feedback, click the Submission Feedback button in the upper right of the page:
The submission feedback panel will appear on the right:
Add and format typed commentary.
Change the sharing settings.
Attach files to your feedback.
Cancel (any unsaved changes will be lost).
Submit your feedback.
Sort and filter options. Filter existing submission feedback based on their sharing state or feedback author (co-assessor). Sort by feedback author or date.
Repeat this process as needed to continue adding submission feedback.
Common Feedback (Comments for All Allocated Students)
WARNING: Do not enter feedback intended for an individual student this way. Instead, view the guidance above on how to deliver Submission Feedback (Comments for Individual Students).
Common feedback can be used to provide overall commentary to all of your allocated students. To leave common feedback, click the Common Feedback button on the left hand navigation bar:
The common feedback panel will appear on the left:
Add and format typed commentary.
Change the sharing settings.
Attach files to your feedback.
Cancel (any unsaved changes will be lost).
Submit your feedback.
Sort and filter options. Filter existing common feedback based on their sharing state or feedback author (co-assessor). Sort by feedback author or date.
Once you have finished typing your commentary and making any other changes, click Submit to finish. Repeat this process as needed to continue adding common feedback.
Sharing Submission/ Common Feedback
You can change the sharing settings from the default when you first add submission or common feedback by using the feedback sharing dropdown menu:
Or you can edit the sharing settings of existing submission or common feedback by clicking the kebab button on the relevant piece of feedback:
Sharing options:
Co-assessors: visible only to you and other markers or reviewers allocated to the student
Participants: visible only to you and the student(s)
All: visible to you, the student(s) and any other markers or reviewers allocated to the student
Private: visible only to you and any reviewers allocated to the student
Note: feedback that is shared with a participant/ student is not available to them instantly. Students will only be able to access shared feedback when the following conditions are met:
A grade has been entered and submitted for them (the grade does not have to be released to the student)
The marking period has ended
OR
Early release of feedback is enabled on the assessment and you have released the feedback to the student
Editing or Deleting Submission/ Common Feedback
To edit or delete an existing piece of submission or common feedback that you have made, click the Submission Feedback button or Common Feedback button as appropriate and find the feedback in the Feedback overview.
Click on the paperclip icon to attach a feedback file, the pencil icon to edit typed commentary or the ellipsis icon to delete the feedback or amend sharing settings:
Any files that are attached to your submission or common feedback can be downloaded, previewed or deleted by clicking the appropriate icon.
Rubrics
Marking with a Rubric
If a rubric has been attached to the flow by a Manager, you can access this by clicking the Rubrics button on the upper right of the page:
The rubrics panel will appear on the right:
Complete all necessary parts of the rubric. Once all of the required questions have been filled out, click Approve rubric to finish:
Editing and Sharing a Rubric
If you have already completed your rubric, it will need to be reopened for editing. Click on the Rubrics button on the upper right of the page to bring up the Rubrics panel.
Scroll down to the bottom of your rubric and click Reopen rubric:
You will then be able to make changes to any written/ audio feedback or select different ratings for the rubric criteria as needed. Once you have made your changes, make sure you click Approve rubric again to finish.
Tip: If the completed rubric is indicative of the grade for a submission, make sure these both still align when you are making changes.
Sharing settings for a rubric can be accessed via a dropdown menu in the rubric panel’s header:
Tip: you can amend the sharing settings for your rubric without reopening it.
Options for sharing:
Co-assessors: visible only to you and other markers or reviewers allocated to the student
Participants: visible only to you and the student(s)
All: visible to you, the student(s) and any other markers or reviewers allocated to the student
Private: visible only to you and any reviewers allocated to the student
Note: feedback that is shared with a participant/ student is not available to them instantly. Students will only be able to access shared feedback when the following conditions are met:
A grade has been entered and submitted for them (the grade does not have to be released to the student)
The marking period has ended
OR
Early release of feedback is enabled on the assessment and you have released the feedback to the student
Viewing Shared Feedback
Shared Annotations
Annotations that have been shared with you can be seen directly inside the new marking tool, where they appear on the student submission and in the annotation list view:
Shared Submission/ Common Feedback (Comments)
Submission or common feedback that has been shared with you can be seen directly inside the new marking tool, either through the submission feedback panel or the common feedback panel:
Shared Rubrics
Any completed rubrics that have been shared with you can be accessed via the Rubrics panel. Click on the Rubrics button on the upper right of the page to bring up the Rubrics panel.
Inside the panel, click on the Shared rubrics button:
This will bring up a read only version of any shared rubrics:
You can use the dropdown menu here to view a rubric completed by a different marker, if applicable.
Tips for Saving Space
Hide the Annotation List View
To hide the annotation list view, click on the annotations button on the right hand side of the top toolbar:
If you need to see the annotation list view at any point, click the annotations button again to bring it back.
Use Zoom, Full Screen or Page Layout Functionality
Browser Zoom
Using CTRL+ or CTRL- (CMD+/ CMD- for Mac) to zoom in or out of AssessmentUCL/ WISEflow on your browser may help create more space. Zooming out to about 80% can still provide a comfortable working view depending on your device’s resolution.
New Marking Tool Zoom, Full Screen and Page Layout Options
Options within the new marking tool to change your view of the student submission can be accessed from the top toolbar:
Enter full screen view. Annotations can still be used in this view.
Access page layout options. If you are not using annotations to deliver feedback, Reader mode can be helpful (submission/ common feedback and rubrics can still be used in this view).
Set the zoom level for the submission you are viewing. Unlike browser zoom settings, the other elements of the new marking tool (i.e. panels and toolbars) will stay the same size.
Adjust or Hide the Right Hand Panel
The right hand panel which can contain information on the Submission Overview, Rubrics, Submission Feedback or Grade can take up a lot of real estate on the page.
Hovering your cursor over the edge of the panel will allow you to click and drag to readjust the width of the right hand panel:
Tip: each panel has a minimum width. The submission feedback panel and the grade panel are the ones that can be reduced the most!
To hide the right hand panel completely, click on the Submission Overview, Rubrics, Submission Feedback or Grade button, depending on what the panel is displaying:
If you need to see the right hand panel at any point, click on any of these buttons again to bring it back.