Create Moodle Assignment guide

A Marking guide template called 1 Assessment Criteria Marking Guide Template is available to use and edit in Moodle. You can see details of the criteria in the template in the box below.

It can be added as a grading method when the assignment is created or added later before students submit. 

You can use the approach in Template 1 below to provide the criteria for an assessment and the weight for each criterion. Using this approach enables you to use the full range of marks. When marking, you provide a mark and feedback for each criterion including advice on how to gain further marks. You can use this template to mark both Moodle and Turnitin assignments. Use the Grading Form in Turnitin and the Marking Guide in Moodle.

Template 1: Level 5 structured observation guide

1. Clear exploration and explanation of the key concepts and related knowledge (20%) 
2. Critical discussion throughout with appropriate application of theory/literature (40%) 
3. Clear and explicit application of theory to practice (20%) 
4. Clear reflection on personal learning and future implications (10%) 
5. Clear, concise and logical development of the work written with good use of English and grammar with accurate referencing using a recognised referencing system (10%) 

1. Open the Assignment. Select Settings on the contextual navigation menu to open the Assignment settings.
2. Scroll down to the Grade settings.
3. Select Marking guide from the Grading method drop-down menu.
4. Select Save and Display at the bottom of the page. You will then be redirected to the Advanced Grading page.
5. On the Advanced grading page, select Create new grading form from a template.
6. Find the appropriate template to copy and select Use this template and Continue.

To adapt this template to your needs:

1. Select Edit the current form definition.
2. Update the marking form title in Name.
3. On the Marking guide section, select the area indicated by "Click to edit":
   • Criterion name: What a student needs to demonstrate.
   • Description for Students: You can provide students with further guidance on how to meet the criterion. Criteria should be written clearly and in a language that makes them easy for students to understand
   • Description for Markers: Information that only markers will see. Assessment criteria should be the same for both markers and students, but occasionally you might want to provide a model answer for markers.
   • Maximum score for this aspect of the assignment.
4. Select the input field for Frequently used comments. Type a comment then select Add frequently used comments and type another, until you have entered all comments the markers are likely to need.
5. Under marking record options, ensure that Show guide definition to students and Show marks per criterion to students are ticked as students must be able to see these.
6. Select Save marking guide and make it ready.