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Adjudicating responses in SecureMarker

NOTE: Double and double blind marking functionality is not available by default. If you would like this functionality, contact your Surpass Customer Success Manager.

In SecureMarker, you can configure scripts to require marking by two independent markers. The final mark assigned to an item is the aggregated mark between the two markers.

If items are configured for double marking and one or both markers mark a response out of tolerance, the response is sent for adjudication. Adjudicators can review responses requiring adjudication, including their original marks, comments, and annotations.

This article explains how to adjudicate a response in the Adjudication screen in SecureMarker.

1. Go to the Adjudication screen

To view the Adjudication screen, select Adjudication on the navigation bar.

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

2. Choose an item

Select an item or item group to mark in the Items grid.

3. Select Adjudicate

Select Adjudicate to open the Adjudication screen.

NOTE: You cannot adjudicate a response for which you were one of the original markers.

4. Mark the response

NOTE: Responses marked as control items are not sent for adjudication.

You can review the two original responses including their original marks, comments, and annotations, unless you have only been assigned the Adjudication Blind role (for more information on adjudication roles, read Creating a role in SecureMarker).

You can view basic details about the selected response in the Adjudication screen:

Exam – Displays the name of the exam.
Item – Displays the name of the item.
Response ID – Displays the response’s ID number.

NOTE: If the item that requires adjudication is an item group, select Show Previous Marker Score to reveal the original markers' marks for each item in the item group.

You can also annotate and leave comments as part of your adjudication.

Downloading mark schemes

If a mark scheme has been attached to the item, you can download it while adjudicating scripts.

Viewing marking history

You can view a marking history for each response, unless you have only been assigned the Adjudication Blind role (for more information on adjudication roles, read Creating a role in SecureMarker). Details include the name of the examiner(s) who marked the response and the date(s) on which the response was marked.

Select View Marking History to view the item or item group’s marking history.

In the Marking History dialog, you can detailed information about the marking history of the item or item group.

Refer to the following table for information on each column in the grid.

Column	Description
Date (Time)	Displays the date and time on which the item was last marked.
Name	Displays the name of the examiner.
Mark	Displays the mark awarded by the examiner out of the total available marks.
Type	Displays the type of marking. Aggregated Mark – The aggregated mark between the two markers for an item configured for double or blind double marking. CI Creation – The response was marked and submitted as a control item. For more information, read Creating control items in SecureMarker. Computer marked – The response was computer marked. Discarded – The response’s mark was discarded. Escalated – The response’s mark has been changed during escalation. Live Double Marked – The response was marked as part of an examiner’s quota for an item configured for double or blind double marking. Live Marking – The response was marked as part of an examiner’s quota. For more information, read Setting quotas for examiners in SecureMarker.
Comment	Displays any comments added to the response by the examiner.

Select Close to return to the Adjudication screen.

Viewing annotations and annotating responses

If annotation tools are set up on the parent test form in Surpass, you can mark up candidates’ scripts. For more information, read Configuring a test form for SecureMarker.

Select Annotations to view markers’ annotations and comments, and enable annotation tools.

Select Annotation Tools to open annotation tools.

The toolbar contains the following tools:

Button	Description
Cursor	Allows you to select item content. Also allows you to move annotation components.
Highlight Line	Allows you to draw a semi-transparent horizontal line across response content.
Highlight Colour	Allows you to change the colour of the highlight.
Tick	Allows you to leave a stamped tick mark on the item content.
Symbols	Allows you to place a stamped symbol on the item content.
Comments	Allows you to add a text box overlaying the item.
Eraser	Allows you to erase annotations.

The toolbar can be dragged around the screen.

Viewing and adding comments

If annotation tools are set up on the parent test form in Surpass, you can view and add comments to candidate responses.

Adjudicating responses with Marked Learning Outcomes

If an item has Marked Learning Outcomes, a score must be added for each Learning Outcome in the Marking Panel.

5. Submit marks

To assign a mark to a response, enter a value in the Mark field and select Submit. The adjudicated mark overrides the original mark, which is the aggregated mark between the two markers.

The next response to adjudicate automatically populates on the Adjudication screen.