Turnitin GradeMark FHSCE experiences over academic year 2011/2012

1. Turnitin GradeMarkFHSCE experiences over academic year 2011/2012

2. What is Turnitin GradeMark? • Paperless submission • Paperless grading • 24/7 access from a web browser • Text matching • Originality Reporting • Facilities for general assignment comments feedback • Quick Mark comments • Grading Rubrics

3. Project Team & Pre Pilots Feb 2011 Small working group – Alan Turner, Dr Chris Thurston, Dr James Trueman, Sally Goldspink, George Evangelinos, Sue Kersey, Rae Smyth, Liz Dobson-McKittrick (SU), Steve Wilson (ALT). Summer 2011 8 ‘pre-pilots’ being undertaken, sum 163 students.

4. FHSCE: The Project – September 2011/2012 • In September 2011 all DL and all first year UG/PG • 63modules, across the faculty with 3,441 submissions of work via turnitin GradeMark • Rest of university faculty highlighted pathways • Presentations, practice documents, portfolios and exams etc are exclude

5. FHSCE: The Project – September 2012/2013 Following continued evaluation and reviews By the end of academic year all text based assignments throughout the faculty .

6. GradeMark Administration – High Level • Module Administrators (MA’s) to have access to Module Leader (ML) Turnitin Password • Enables creation of the Master Class, marking sections and assignment. • ML to MA’s specific information to set up the class and assignment form includes: • Module Code • Module Name • Occurrence code (Site) • Assignment Title • Start Date • Submission Date • Post Date • Marker(s) • Marker(s) Extensions & Resubs • External Moderators(s)

7. Types of classes All classes are Master Classes A module 1 marker (ML)/moderator B module X markers (ML)/moderator C module X markers/ moderator (M/L)

8. GradeMark Administration – High Level • Classes are set up to enable anonymous marking and a class end date one year from the creation date. • Additionally submissions will be allowed AFTER the due date. • The above will allow for Extensions and Resubmissions to be managed within Tii GradeMark • Student information drawn from SITs (Mav) and exported into Excel, information separated by the number of markers.

9. GradeMark Administration – High Level • Students uploaded into the Turnitin GradeMark class and they will receive the enrolment information to their Anglia e-mail account. • http://www.youtube.com/SciTechLTech#p/u/6/uQ0lTqRWafE • Initial class and assignment set up complete • http://www.youtube.com/SciTechLTech#p/u/6/uQ0lTqRWafE

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18. GradeMark Administration – High Level • Extensions • Due date +1 working day MA run report from SAL 2 in SITs identifying those students granted an extension. • Minimum extension to be granted by Student Advisor 2-5 days (to be agreed). • If extension is within 15 working days of the marking and assessment period – NO action as students can submit after the due date. • If extension is over 15 days a new section is added to the original Master class called ‘Extension’ – appropriate students added to this section and e-mailed. • Normal 20 day ruling applies for assessment and feedback availability.

19. GradeMark - Student Results Collection

20. GradeMark Administration – High Level • Resubmissions • DAP + 5 working days the MA runs a report from SSR in SITs to retrieve a list of students with outstanding re-submissions. • A new section will be created in the Master class called Re-Submission. • Normal 20 day ruling applies for assessment and feedback availability. • Students access feedback as previously discussed

21. GradeMark – External Moderators • Part A of Moderation form received by MA, this is prompt to start external moderation process. • Moderators would have an @ anglia e-mail account, set up in advance. • MA’s will amend the master class sections with the appropriate moderator (s). • This enables the moderator to access the assignments – the above process will invite them to the class via and e-mail. • MA’s will e-mail Moderator (s) and attach external examiner comment form, module guide and Moderation form parts A&B.

22. GradeMark – External Moderators • The moderator will apply the Anglia Ruskin University algorithm – essentially then will have a free hand to check what they want – these students will NOT be anonymised. • Moderator returns, via e-mail the completed moderator report etc to the MA. • MA changes section in Master class to the ML, this restricts the external having further access.

23. Evaluation Date 6/2/12 Number of student undertaking survey 148 Number of academic staff undertaking survey 36 Number of admin staff undertaking survey 6 Number of FSA undertaking survey 4 83% students felt that Turnitin GradeMark enhance their experience 88% of students were able to up load work before the final submission 72% found the process of submission easy 83% preferred e-submission over paper submission

24. Present and Future • QuickMarks annotation. • DSE. • Screen size & ergonomics. • Home working, internet speed etc. • Mark Sheets and Fetch • VLE integration. • VLE integration. • E- portfolios piloted • QMP for exams • Piloting partners