What is back-reading?
Back-reading is a quality-assurance role in which a senior marker re-reads a sample of already-marked responses — after marking — to confirm that the standard has been applied correctly and consistently. Unlike moderation, which is part of arriving at the mark, back-reading is a check on the marking that has already happened.
It's a common safeguard in high-stakes exams, giving awarding bodies confidence that marking held up across the whole cohort. Synap supports back-reading alongside provisional, moderating, escalation and auditing marker roles in its marking workflow.