When marking tests, cycle tests or exams, I make use of acronyms that I explain to my students afterwards. It helps me to be able to make comments in an abbreviated way so I can keep track of their understanding and it’s a time saver for me when going through many papers at a time. I don’t like to have too many, so these are the basic ones I use the most and consistently in most of my marking.
| CL | CLARIFY |
| RTQ | READ THE QUESTION |
| RTM | REFER TO MEMO |
| NAE | NOT ADEQUATELY EXPLAINED |
| … | FURTHER EXPLANATION REQUIRED |
| ? | I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE WRITING ABOUT |
| RPTD | THIS INFORMATION/FACT HAS BEEN REPEATED/MENTIONED EARLIER (usually followed by an arrow linking to the previously mentioned fact |
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