Top 10 Tips for Diagnostic Marking

1. MIME: Maximum Impact Minimum Effort – use peer and self-assessment effectively before teacher input Use stampers and stickers for praise and acknowledgement ofstudent response to targets Use codes to save time and comment banks for positive comments DIRT Time Top 10 Tips for Diagnostic Marking Green Pen Policy for student response to target setting Give differentiated tasks as an outcome of diagnostic marking Targets can be a range of things from corrections, extension work and questions or comments to improve In practical subjects use Google documents or a wiki on the VLE to track targets and student response Book Polishing (Giving time to do targets and generally perfect exercise books) Give time in lessons if possible for students to respond to targets given (or at least begin the process)

2. Owen’s Top 10 Diagnostic Marking Tips: • Getting studentsinto the routine is essential. • Keep Departmental samples scanned in for good examples to refer to. • Make sure that feedback has been recognised and make the marking as personal as possible. • Use Exit passes more – thinking smarter. • Consistency across the department is key. • Set follow-on differentiated tasks online. • Use one word response to targets – more likely to do it constantly! • Leave space for students to respond to – easier for teachers and students to refer back to. • Get students to highlight their best and worst part before handing in. • Use Bloom’s to set targets.