GradeMark is an online assessment tool integrated with Blackboard that allows lecturers to provide digital feedback and grade assignments submitted through Turnitin. It offers features like adding comments, using rubrics for grading, and quick comment buttons. The training covered setting up assignments in Turnitin and Blackboard, accessing submitted papers through GradeMark, using the different grading tools, and noting the automated syncing of grades to the Gradebook. Benefits highlighted for both lecturers and students included streamlined submission and feedback processes as well as promoting academic integrity. The presentation concluded with a Q&A section.

1. Esyin Chew
Senior Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning,
Teaching and Assessment
echew@glam.ac.uk
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Training for The Online Assessment and
Feedback using

2. Objectives
1. Introduction
2. Refresh the setup process & access to
GradeMark
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
4. Reminders or Issues.
5. Conclusion and Q&A
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3. GradeMark is an online assessment service developed by
Turnitin that is integrated with Blackboard. With GradeMark
digital assessment you are able to
• Add comments & provide feedback
• Read the Originality report
• Evaluate the assignment against rubrics; or pre-set
QuickMark comments
• Enter a grade for the assignment that is automatically saved
into GradeCentre
1. Introduction

4. Questions
• Do you bring your ex-student’s paper?
• Do you have a class with all students’
paper submitted to you through Turnitin?

5. Lecturer
Student
2. To refresh the process
Create
assignment

Mark online (Grade Mark + Grade Centre)

Submit assignment
Turnitin Originality Report

Resubmit assignment
before the due date

After the due date…
Note: GradeMark only applies to text based documents which
already submmited through Turnitin (Blackboard)
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Turnitin Originality Report

After the post date…
Student will see the grade and
feedback on Blackkboard under
the same submission link

6. Create
assignment
Lecturer
Student

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2. To refresh the process

7. Steps (Blackboard):
1. Log into Blackboard
2. My Courses  choose any of your module or
“CELT Training Module (2008/09)”
3. Go to “Control Panel” -> Course Tools
4. Select “TurnitinUK Assignments”
5. Click on any assignment
6. Click on the “edit assignment”
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2. To refresh the process

8. Steps (Turnitin):
1. Assignment Title: Assignment – [Your Name]
2. Point Value: 100
3. Start Date: [Today date] [now]
4. Due Date: [Today date] [1 hour later]
5. Post Date: [e.g.20 days from the due date] (Must be set
after the due date)
This is when marked assignments will become visible to students.
Once the mark / feedback has been published, the grade will be
visible forstudents
** Please think twice for the Post Date.
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2. To refresh the process
6. Click on the “Submit” button

9. 1. Go to “Control Panel”
 Course Tools
 TurnitinUK Assignments
2. Click GradeMark icon next to the student’s name
2. Access to GradeMark
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The paper associated with GradeMark will pop up as a new window.

11. 6 Main Facilities of GradeMark
1. Adding & Viewing a grade
2. General Comments
3. Adding comments and feedback
4. Comment List
5. QuickMark
6. Rubric Scorecards

12. 1. Adding & Viewing a grade
• Add a grade at the top right corner
• Refresh the Assignment Inbox to view it
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark

13. 2. General Comments
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
1. To add a general comment, click on the general comments link at the
bottom right corner.
2. Click on the “Edit” button and type in the general comment in the
provided space.
3. The general comment can be viewed online by the student by clicking
on the general comments link in the bottom right corner.

14. 3. Adding comments and feedback
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
1. To add a comment to a paper:
• Annotation bubble: click anywhere in the student’s paper, type in white text
box which appears and click save (attaches with a bubble)
• Highlighter: highlight some text in the paper, click the ‘Comment’ button, then
type in white text box and click save (attaches with a bubble)
2. You are able to Save, Cancel , Edit and Delete comment
3. “More Option” - to add the new comment into your “comment bank”

15. 4. Comment List
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16. 5. QuickMark
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
1. Insert quick comments about grammar, spelling, punctuation etc. (eg
Awk. = awkward expression) by simply dragging any of the blue
buttons directly onto the paper.
2. You can also turn any of the annotations or highlighters you have
made yourself into a QuickMark buton. To do this, hover over the
bubble of your annotation/highlighter comment, and click Edit, then
More Options, give it a QuickMark Title (keep this short, as this is
what your button will be labelled) and click Save.
3. Once you have finished marking the whole paper, you can close it.
(Papers are saved automatically for you as you go along.) Choose
another paper to mark from the assignment inbox, and repeat.

17. 3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark

18. QuickMark Setting
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
1. Use the QuickMark set list dropdown menu
to quickly select the active set for the
QuickMark sidebar
2. Click on the QuickMark Manager icon

19. QuickMark Setting
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
• You can add, rename and delete new set
and new mark for QuickMark

20. 6. Rubric Scorecards
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
•Rubric scorecards can be used to evaluate student work
based on defined criteria and scales.
•It can be designed based on the criterion on the
Assessment Front Sheet.
•You can create and share rubric scorecards, allowing
other instructors to upload the rubric scorecard to their
classes.
•Access the Rubric Scorecards:

21. Example of a Rubric Scorecard
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
Very Poor
(0%)
Poor (20%) Pass
(40%)
Good
(60%)
Excellent
(80%)
Outstanding
(100%)
Total
Presentation
20%
English, spelling,
grammar,
punctuation, layout,
spacing
References
20%
Citation, proper
reference
Knowledge 20%
Knowledge and
understanding of the
topic
Writing 40%
Addressing the
questions, presenting
information in a clear
and logical manner&
academic discussion
Scoring Method: Criteria % vs. Scale %

22. 6. Rubric Scorecards
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
There are three rubric types:
1. Standard rubric - allows you to enter scale values and
criteria percentages. The maximum value for the
Standard rubric will be the same as the highest scale
value entered
2. Custom rubric - allows you to enter any value directly
into the rubric cells. The maximum value for the Custom
rubric will be the sum of the highest value entered in
each of the criteria rows
3. Qualitative rubric - allows you to create a rubric that
has no numeric scoring

23. To create a Rubric
1. Click on the rubric icon
2. Click on the Rubric Manager icon
3. Click on the Rubric list icon
4. Click on Create new rubric

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5. Enter the Rubric name
6. To edit the name, description, or percentage value for a
criterion, click directly on the title, description or percentage
value to open the text box field. Enter the new title,
description or value and press enter to finish editing the field
or click elsewhere on the screen
7. To add extra rows of criteria click on the "+" icon to the
right of the Criteria header
8. To enter the description for each cell, click on the cell, enter
the description and then click outside of the description field
to finish editing

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9. To enter the scale title or value, click on
the scale title or scale value and enter the
title or value. Click elsewhere on the screen
to finish editing
10. To add extra scale columns click on the
"+" icon to the right of the Scale header
11. Once the rubric is completed, click on
Save at the bottom right of the Rubric
Manager

26. To Grade using the Rubric
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark
1. To attach the Rubric to the assignment and grade accordingly.

27. 6 Main Facilities of GradeMark
1. Adding & Viewing a grade
2. General Comments
3. Adding comments and feedback
4. Comment List
5. QuickMark
6. Rubric Scorecards

28. Important Notes
• The mark goes directly to the Gradecentre.
• Information, Print, Download and Navigation
• Help …
• If there is any technical issues, TurnitinUK Support
• TurnitinUK Helpdesk by web submission
• TurnitinUK Helpdesk by phone: 08456430105

29. Recap Objectives
1. Introduction
2. Refresh the setup process & access to
GradeMark
3. Grading and Feedback using GradeMark: 6
facilities
4. Important Notes
5. Conclusion and Q&A
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30. Lecturer
• Automated submission process
• Promote academic integrity (avoid plagiarism)
• Everything is on Blackboard!
• Remove administrative hassles
• Online assessment - give more feedback and speed up the marking
process
Student
• Flexible submission & reduce cost
• “wish all tutors use it…”
• Formative assessment
• Improve academic integrity
• Digital receipt
• Assessment feedback
Conclusion
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31. Carol Bailey
Senior Lecturer in EFL

34. Q&A
Dr. Esyin Chew
Senior Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning, Teaching and Assessment
echew@glam.ac.uk
 Wiki for the Glamorgan Turnitin experience:
Turnitin.wetpaint.com
 Trainings
 Blackboard goes Web 2!
 QMP
 E-Portfolio
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