One simple way to provide quick and effective online feedback

By Louise Hussein2020-12-16T09:45:00

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Use objective-based marking to save time and engage students with online feedback

Marking, especially during the pandemic, can be time consuming. We may expect students to respond to online marking in the same way they do in face-to-face lessons. Continuing to mark work online, chemistry teacher Louise Hussein knew she needed to change tactics, not only to make the process quicker, but also to make it more engaging for her students. In this article, she outlines how objective-based marking helped her achieve this, along with some tips for how to integrate it into your own practice.

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