The Internet TESL Journal
Marking Student Work on the Computer
Martin Holmes
mholmes [at] uvaix.uvic.ca
http://ikra.call.uvic.ca/LangCen/Special/Martin.htm
The University of Victoria English Language Centre
As more and more of our students' work is submitted in word-processed form, it seems logical that we begin to develop tools to mark and annotate written assignments quickly and clearly using word-processors. This article describes some tools which I have developed for marking electronic documents using a word-processor, and discusses some of the advantages and drawbacks revealed by my early trials of the system. The macros and templates I have developed for MS Word 7 and WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows can be downloaded from links in the article.