Task Marking should show what relationship with assessment criteria?

• A. It should be independent of criteria
• B. It should focus on tone
• C. It should be determined by attendance
• D. It should show relation to assessment criteria and marks

Answer: (D)

The thing being tested here is how marking should relate directly to the assessment criteria and the marks allocated for each criterion. When marking is aligned with the criteria, it shows exactly how each part of the work meets specific standards and how those standards combine to form the final score. This makes marker judgments transparent, consistent, and fair, because students can see how their performance against each criterion translates into marks and targeted feedback. It also helps with moderation, so different markers apply the same standards in the same way. Basing a mark on tone or attendance, or keeping marking separate from the criteria, wouldn’t reliably reflect whether the work meets the required outcomes, and would make the process less fair and less informative.