What students see
Your marking capture is constant: you give an overall mark, record indicators, and write notes. What students see is a separate choice.
IOA Marker offers four student views. You choose one per assessment based on the stakes, what you promised students, and what makes sense pedagogically.
The four views
Section titled “The four views”Full breakdown
Section titled “Full breakdown”The student sees:
- Criteria table with per-criterion scores
- Your indicators (strengths and areas for improvement)
- Overall mark
- Written comments
Use when: You want maximum transparency. The student sees both the analytic breakdown (criteria) and the specific observations (indicators) that informed it. Recommended for most formal assessments.
Indicators only
Section titled “Indicators only”The student sees:
- Your indicators (strengths and areas for improvement)
- Overall mark
- Written comments
No criteria table.
Use when: You want to show what you actually observed without implying you scored each criterion separately. Good for assessments where the indicators are the feedback — the specific behaviors matter more than category scores.
Criteria table only
Section titled “Criteria table only”The student sees:
- Criteria table with per-criterion scores
- Overall mark
- Written comments
No indicators.
Use when: Your institution requires a traditional rubric view, or you published criteria to students and they expect to see scores against them. The indicators still guide the derivation, but students see only the summarized result.
Overall mark only
Section titled “Overall mark only”The student sees:
- Overall mark
- Written comments
No criteria table, no indicators.
Use when: Low-stakes or formative assessments where detailed breakdowns would be overkill. The written comments carry the feedback; the mark is just a number.
How views interact with marking modes
Section titled “How views interact with marking modes”Each student view works with one or both marking modes:
| Student view | Marking modes available |
|---|---|
| Full breakdown | Indicators mode |
| Indicators only | Indicators mode |
| Criteria table only | Indicators mode or Criteria mode |
| Overall mark only | Indicators mode |
Most views use indicators mode: you record indicators and the overall mark; the app derives criterion scores if needed.
Criteria table only also supports criteria mode: you enter per-criterion scores directly. This is the traditional rubric approach, better for written work you can read criterion-by-criterion.
Choosing a view
Section titled “Choosing a view”| Your context | Recommended view |
|---|---|
| Formal IOA, students expect detailed feedback | Full breakdown |
| IOA where specific observations matter most | Indicators only |
| Institution requires traditional rubric display | Criteria table only |
| Low-stakes check-in, formative feedback | Overall mark only |
When in doubt, start with Full breakdown — it’s the most complete and works well for most formal assessments.
One view per assessment
Section titled “One view per assessment”Each assessment has its own student view setting. You can run different assessments with different views: a formative “overall mark only” early in the semester, a formal “full breakdown” for the final IOA.
The choice is made in setup and applies to all students in that assessment.