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Setting up double marking 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.

Scripts can be configured to require marking by two independent markers. The final mark assigned to an item is the aggregated mark between the two markers. Items marked out of tolerance are sent for adjudication.

This page explains how to configure items for double or blind double marking in 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 marking type

Double marking can be configured for individual items or all items in an exam. You can choose between the following marking types:

Single Marking – Responses are marked by a single marker.
Double Marking – Responses are marked by two independent markers. The final mark assigned to an item is the average mark between the two markers. The second marker can see the first marker’s mark, comments, and annotations.
Blind Double Marking – Responses are marked by two independent markers. The final mark assigned to an item is the average mark between the two markers. The second marker cannot see the first marker’s mark, comments, and annotations.

Exam-level item settings

To set all new responses for an exam to require double marking, select Item Defaults and then choose your marking type.

IMPORTANT: Any changes you make in Item Defaults do not apply to existing responses in the system. Changes to these settings only apply when new responses come through to SecureMarker.

Item-level item settings

To set individual items to require double marking, select an item or item group and choose Examiner Competency Settings.

IMPORTANT: Any changes you make to these settings apply to live marking.

4. Set tolerance

Each item’s DM Tolerance is the maximum allowed discrepancy between both markers before their marks are considered out of tolerance. If one or both markers are out of tolerance, the response is sent for adjudication. For more information on the adjudication process, read Adjudication.

Set a DM Tolerance for individual items in the Item Details panel.

To set a default DM Tolerance for all new responses in an exam, enter a value in the Tolerance field within Item Defaults.