IV. Examinations: Processes, Conduct and Results
1. How does e-marking work?
A. It doesn't mean that the computer will mark the children's work; that task requires the exercise of human intelligence. We will in fact be scanning all the scripts straight on into a secure computer and the markers will mark at networked computer screens. They will see both the student's handwritten answer and that official mark scheme on the screen at the same time. They compare the two and record their judgment. The student's response is anonymous. The marker will mark just one question for many children. That means a computer does all the addition, the computer keeps track who is being assessed, no clerical checking is involved and so the task of marking is professional work.
