Marking exams in LAMS
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PDF Guide
How to mark exams on LAMS
Video Guides
How to give feedback in LAMS
Welcome to the guide on efficiently grading essay-based assessments! In this walkthrough, we’ll explore step-by-step how to access and mark essay questions within your assessment system. It starts by showing you how to navigate to the essay questions among other types, explaining the process and whether you prefer grading on a per-student or per-question basis. You’ll learn how to access submissions, assign scores, provide comments, and efficiently manage the grading process. The video will also cover exporting scores and comments, providing essential insights into integrating this data into your grading systems.
How to export feedback in LAMS
Welcome to our guide on post-assessment analysis. In this video, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of leveraging analytics tools after completing an assessment. You will be shown how to navigate through the analytics section, showing valuable statistics, item analyses, difficulty and discrimination indexes, and more. Understanding this data not only sheds light on past performance but also helps shape future exam strategies.
Shortcuts and Troubleshooting
Viewing image based answers
When students have answered using images it may be difficult to view the image. You can use the following as ways of viewing the images better.
- Mousepad:
- Zoom In: Pinch on the mousepad.
- Zoom Out: Reverse pinch or spread fingers on the mousepad.
- Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac):
- Zoom In: Press Cmd + (Command key and plus key).
- Zoom Out: Press Cmd – (Command key and minus key).
- Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows):
- Zoom In: Press Ctrl + (Control key and plus key).
- Zoom Out: Press Ctrl – (Control key and minus key).
- Save Image:
- Right-click on Image: Save the image as follows:
- Right-click on the image.
- Choose “Save Image As.”
- The downloaded image is typically in a large format.
- Open Image in New Tab:
- Right-hand click on the image:
- Right-click on the image.
- Choose “Open Image in New Tab” for a closer view.
Troubleshooting Marker access