Comparison of markers’ effort in providing of feedback via either a rubric or a grade category rating scale (GCRS)

The study examines the amount of effort required by the markers when providing feedback on assignments via either a rubric or a graded category rating scale (GCRS). Marking effort was operationalised in terms of the amount of feedback provided. The data collected was: 1) Number of novel comments (comments written specifically for students and inserted into a specific place in the assignment), 2) the total word count of the novel comments, 3) word count of overall comments (summary comments that are not attached to a specific point in the assignment), and 4) number of pre-prepared comment (comments that are pre-prepared and then inserted into specific places in the assignment). The data was collected from 60 randomly selected assignments marked with a rubric and 60 randomly selected assignments marked with a GCRS.

本研究探讨了评分者使用评分量规（rubric）或分级类别评分量表（GCRS，graded category rating scale）对作业进行反馈时所需的工作量。本研究以评分者所提供的反馈总量对评分工作量进行操作化定义。本次采集的数据包括：1）新颖评论（专为学生撰写并插入至作业特定位置的评论）的数量；2）新颖评论的总字数；3）总体评论（未附着于作业特定要点的总结性评论）的字数；4）预制评论（预先撰写完成后插入至作业特定位置的评论）的数量。研究数据采集自60份使用评分量规批改的随机抽取作业，以及60份使用分级类别评分量表批改的随机抽取作业。