Marking

Resolution marking

The rule that combines several markers' scores into one final mark — for example by averaging or taking the highest.

What is resolution marking?

When a response is marked by more than one person, resolution is the rule that turns their several scores into one final mark. Common strategies are to take the average, the highest, the lowest or the median of the markers' scores.

Resolution keeps multi-marker exams both fair and efficient: most responses resolve automatically, and only those where markers disagree beyond an agreed threshold need to be escalated for a human decision. Synap lets you configure the resolution strategy as part of its marking workflow.

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