Additional feedback on closed exams: pilot projects

From Spring 2008, for the remainder of this academic year, we are running two pilot projects to give students more feedback about their closed exam performance. The objectives of these projects are:

• to allow students to know more about how they've scored;
• to help students to improve performance on future exams.

The first project involves information about marks at the question level, rather than just at the paper level, and the second involves allowing students supervised access to their marked scripts. It should be emphasised that these are only pilot projects: they will be applied to a selection of modules, and the level of student takeup will be monitored.

Warnings:

• Students cannot appeal against the academic judgement of the examiners. If you believe that there has been an error in the process of marking, please inform the Chair of the Board of Examiners.
• Note that, at this stage, marks are provisional. They will not be confirmed until the summer Board of Examiners meetings, when an External Examiner is present.

Students should also note the existing procedure if they are 'unhappy' about an exam mark.This is recorded on on p75 of the latest online version of the 2007-8 Student Handbook (p74 of the paper copy).

Question level marks

Breakdowns of exam marks, at question level, is available on the web as follows:

• 2nd year: DOI marks are available here
• 3rd year: CGO marks are available here. Note that these are the unchecked marks: any discrepancies noted at the checking stage may not be reflected on this page
• 4th year/MSc NC: QIP marks are available here

Access to marked scripts

A number of sessions have been organised where students will be able to inspect their marked exam scripts. Students should bring their University Card with them for identification purposes. Students will not be allowed to copy or write on scripts, nor to take them out of the room. Students are advised to bring their own copies of the question paper with them for reference. It may also be helpful to have looked at the model answers and notes on student performance for the relevant modules. These are available on the module web pages. (See below.)

The sessions are as follows:

• 3rd year students: Friday 29 Feb, 11.15-1.15 in CS/119N. Scripts for FSS and FUN modules will be available for inspection.
• 1st and 2nd year students: Monday 3rd March: 12.15-2.15 in CS/103. Scripts for ICM and TOC will be available for inspection
• MSc SWE & IT students: Wednesday 5 March (Week 9): 10.15-11.15 in CS/202J. Scripts for CRT (SWE) and HCI (IT) will be available for inspection.

More information on feedback

A page of more general 'useful information' about feedback can be found here.