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Discarding control items in SecureMarker

Control items in SecureMarker are pre-marked items that have been approved by senior examiners and are used to test whether examiners are marking within accepted tolerances. You can discard control items in the Quality Control screen to stop them from being presented to examiners. When a control item is discarded, any marks awarded to the response are also removed.

NOTE: If you want to remove a control item but keep any marks awarded to the response, you can revoke the control item. For more information, read Revoking control items in SecureMarker.

This article explains how to discard control items in the Quality Control screen of SecureMarker.

1. Go to the Quality Control screen

To view the Quality Control screen, select Quality Control on the top navigation bar.

NOTE: For more information about Quality Control, read About the Quality Control screen in SecureMarker.

2. Select a qualification and exam

Select the Qualification/Exam menu on the navigation bar.

3. Choose an item

Choose an item or item group in the Items grid.

4. Select Manage CIs

Select Manage CIs to open the Manage Control Items screen.

NOTE: For more information on how to manage control items, read Managing control items in SecureMarker.

5. Choose a control item

Choose a control item in the Control Items grid of the Manage Control Items screen.

6. Select Discard CI

Select Discard CI to open the Discard CI dialog.

7. Discard the control item

In the Discard CI dialog, select Discard CI to prevent the control item from being presented to examiners. When a control item is discarded, any marks awarded to the response are also removed. The response must be reassigned to examiners for marking. For more information, read Setting quotas for examiners in SecureMarker.