Guides for teachers
The craft of comments, feedback and marking, written by practising teachers. Everything here works with or without our tool.
Report comment examples that don't sound like a comment bank
Worked examples for the high achiever, the improver, the coaster and the hard-to-write ones, plus the three-part structure behind them all.
How to write report comments faster (without them reading generic)
A batching workflow that attacks the three real time sinks: the blank box, the markbook flicking, and tone second-guessing.
How to mark a pile of tests faster
Mark by question, keep a rulings log, capture the data as you go. And an honest section on where scanning and AI fit.
How to give feedback on a pile of essay drafts
Read once, comment on patterns not instances, put the effort into drafts, quote their writing back. And an honest section on AI and essays.
How to give feedback on a physics trial exam
Separate technique losses from knowledge gaps, feed back on question types, and get the diagnostic back while it still matters. VCE, IB, HSC, WACE.
How to give feedback on HSC trial exams
Mark against the marking guidelines, separate exam behaviour from knowledge gaps, moderate across classes, and get it back inside the window.
How to give feedback on a practice English exam
Mark each response against the criteria, feed back on the moves not the mark, and diagnose exam behaviour. VCE, IB, HSC, WACE.
How to write IB report comments that reference the criteria
Anchor to the criteria in plain language, use the command terms, name the ATL skill, give one next step. For MYP and DP.
How to give feedback when you're teaching out of your subject
Lean on the rubric as your authority, feed back on the visible moves, quote the work, and know where to bring in a specialist.
Can ChatGPT write your report comments? An honest audit
What a raw chatbot is genuinely good at, the workflow that makes it work, where it falls down, and the privacy line you must not cross.