The principle: nothing reaches students without you
Markaroo's draft assessments are saved as drafts. Students never see them until you explicitly publish. You are always the final decision-maker on the mark and the wording.
Open the assessment
Open the Assessments tab
You'll see every student grouped under their template, with a status: draft, edited, or published.
Click a student to open their assessment
The review view shows three panes: the original answer (with the AI's annotations), the criterion-by-criterion breakdown, and the written feedback.
What you can edit
| You can change | How |
|---|---|
| Overall mark | Click the mark to type a new value. |
| Per-question marks (essays) | Each part-question has its own field — click and overtype. |
| AO scores | Adjust individual AO/level descriptor scores; the overall mark recalculates. |
| Written feedback | Edit any sentence in the feedback pane. Add your own paragraphs anywhere. |
| Comments to remove | Delete any sentence you don't want the student to see. |
Every edit is tracked — the assessment is flagged as "edited by teacher" so you (and any colleague Admin) know it isn't pure AI output.
Summary vs detailed feedback
Before publishing, choose how much detail goes to the student:
- Summary feedback — the mark, AO breakdown, and three or four headline pointers. Quick to read, good for in-class returns.
- Detailed feedback — everything the AI generated, including per-paragraph commentary and a bespoke "how to improve" section. Best for take-home review.
You can switch between them per student, or set a default for the template.
Publishing
Click Publish
The student sees the mark and feedback under their My Progress tab on next sign-in. They get an in-app notification immediately.
Or publish the whole batch
From the Assessments tab, select multiple students (or "Select all") and click Publish selected. Useful after a class mock when everyone is ready at once.
Unpublish if needed
Changed your mind? Open the assessment and click Unpublish. The feedback is hidden from the student until you publish it again.
Each published assessment records who published, when, and whether the feedback was teacher-edited. Useful for moderation and parents' evenings.
Working as a team
Multiple teachers can review the same workspace. To avoid two people editing the same student at once, the assessment shows a "being reviewed by" indicator. Admins can reassign reviews if a colleague is off.
Don't try to police every word — Markaroo's wording is calibrated against examiner standardisation. Focus your time on the marks that look out by more than a level descriptor.