On-Screen Marking

A reference guide to on-screen marking and digital evaluation for university examination teams: scanning, examiner workflow, moderation, revaluation, security, multilingual papers, and human-in-the-loop AI.

A practical checklist for university examination teams planning on-screen marking: volume, scanning, security, evaluation, revaluation, results and AI governance. Useful even if you never buy Avid OSM.

A stage-by-stage OSM workflow: physical answer sheet, scanning, secure processing, examiner allocation, on-screen evaluation, optional AI suggestions, human review, moderation, revaluation and result integration.

On-Screen Marking (OSM) is digital evaluation of scanned answer scripts. Examiners mark on screen instead of moving physical answer books, with audit trails and institutional control.

Digital evaluation from fictitious-number masking and flap tear-off, through overhead or high-speed scanning, private-cloud capture, agency page-by-page QA, packet assignment, on-screen marking, and realtime revaluation on the unmarked original.

Physical evaluation vs OSM: logistics, audit, scan dependency, and why revaluation is faster when the unmarked original stays in the cloud.

University OSM: masked copies in a private cloud, agency page review, packet assignment, realtime progress, and revaluation on the unmarked original.

AI can suggest question-wise marks and reasons on scanned scripts. It should not silently award degrees. Human examiners and institutions remain responsible for final marks.

Security for digital evaluation: fictitious-number masking, flap tear-off, private-cloud copies, role-based packets, unmarked originals for revaluation, and audit — not a slogan.

Practical requirements for a university OSM programme: scanning and QA, examiner empanelment, unmarked revaluation, result handoff, and optional AI assistance with human control.