Presented with a student's paper for the first time, you may wonder what the best way of marking work is.

Here's a list of guidance you might want to provide:

General Comments

Include any general comments here – be encouraging!

Specific issues with spelling and grammar

Include any specific issues you have noticed about the student’s spelling or grammar here. You may want to explain any rules that they frequently break, or point out any persistent spelling errors.

Comments on structure and flow

Comments on referencing

Make sure you understand which referencing style the student is trying to use, and explain to them if they are making mistakes with this.

Comments on use of language

Is the use of language appropriate to the level and type of assignment? Is it too basic? Too complex? Does the student use a good range of vocabulary? Are there acronyms that they have failed to explain?

Comments on presentation

You might want to give the student some layout/presentation tips here. If you think their work might benefit from a contents page, title page, headings etc, this would be a good place to include suggestions.

Comments on how well the question has been addressed

How well has the student answered the question? Have they missed any key issues?

Comments on use of material

Is there any material the student should consider reviewing? How well have they selected and interpreted the material in their essay? Have they selected a sufficient number of quality sources?

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