Reflection Term 2 Week 9 - Checking of exam papers procedure

After each major test or examinations, subject teachers have to give out the pupils' scripts for the pupils to check to ensure that the answers are marked correctly and the marks are added accurately.

Pupils are often overly enthusiatic about obtaining marks which they think they deserve and pester the teachers for extra marks.

To ensure the smooth flow of the checking and allow the pupils an opportunity to seek extra marks/correction for marking, a procedure for checking is important.

Therefore, I have designed a standard list of procedure for checking of test/exam scripts and for the marks to be keyed into the school cockpit accurately.

Standard Procedure after test/exam scripts have been marked

1. Prepare a set of answer sheet
2. Key in the marks into the school cockpit and click 'Save and Calculate'
3. Print the school cockpit classlist with the marks which have been keyed into the system earlier
4. Bring this marklist along with the scripts
5. Write the procedure of collecting the scripts on to whiteboard and emphasize to the pupil the importance of following the steps
6. Items on the whiteboard as follows:-
7. Sign against the classlist when collecting the script to ensure that the mark on the script tallies with the mark on the list
8. Refrain from discussing with your classmates but spend the short duration to check your anwers on the scripts to the answer sheet and ensure that the answers have been marked accurately and marks added correctly
9. If there are questions about the marks allocation, write in pencil the question number on the cover page
10. I would look through the entire set of scripts to add/deduct marks if necessary.
11. Do not ask me for marks in the lesson itself
12. At the end of the whole checking, all question papers will be returned according to your index numbers.
13. If there are corrections to your marks after the checking, the new marklist will be printed and all amendments should be acknowledged by the pupils by signing against the new marks.

Having procedures in class and setting the expectations for the pupils would enhance the checking process and pupils understand their role in the whole exercise.