PSS Download Scripts
Ensure you download the exam scripts as a single PDF file to store original copies of the scripts before any marks are corrected. These scripts can also be used to support hybrid marking, as candidate numbers are used for anonymisation, allowing them to be sent directly to the first marker.
Digiexam Access
Log into Digiexam using your LSE credentials.
Step 1: Navigate to the exam summary
The exam administrator will end the exam, at this point it passes into the ‘Graded’ tab of the Digiexam web interface.
PSS selects the relevant exam from the list by clicking on the blue link. Note: check the Exam ID corresponds to the correct sitting of the exam.
The next page displays a summary of the exam with automatic grading rules applied. At this point, the student identities have not been anonymised.
Step 2: Download PDF Exam Scripts
Click the “Print or download” button, this will take you to the print results page.
On the "Print Results" page:
Ensure that all students and all 20 questions are selected. You can confirm this by checking that the option to “Deselect all” is visible next to each selection, which indicates that everything has been successfully selected. Please do not click "Deselect all."
Using the visual guidance, check the following boxes under each section:
Print settings
Name settings
Show Student code
Exam
Check all boxes
Questions
Question title
Question shown to students
Answering alternatives
Show if alternative is correct
Students' Answers
Answer
Please refer to the screenshot below for visual guidance:
Ensure that only the "Show Student Code" option is selected under the Name Settings. Selecting any other option under the Name Settings will reveal student identities and compromise the anonymisation of the scripts intended for marking by the marker.
Select the Preview button at the bottom of the print results page.
On the preview page, select the “Download PDF as multiple files” option located at the top. This will generate and download a separate PDF file for each student, ensuring individual scripts are created for every student.
Step 3: Save and store the scripts
Store the downloaded PDF files in a secure and easily accessible location. These files could be required for another step later in the marking process.
Do not rename the files. The filenames include the Student Code, which will help in maintaining anonymity and make it easy to locate specific student scripts to share during later stages.
PSS Download grades spreadsheet
Download the grades spreadsheet to keep a record of students, their marks with automatic grading, and their anonymised identifiers. This spreadsheet can also be used by PSS when releasing grades to students, as it allows them to match the anonymised identifier to the corresponding student.
Step 1: Anonymise candidates
On the exam summary page, click the “Anonymise exam” button. This will hide students' personal details and replace their names with generic identifiers such as Student 1, Student 2, etc.
Step 2: Download grading spreadsheet
Click the down arrow next to ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and select the option: Indicate unanswered questions with “-”
Click ‘Download grades spreadsheet’
In the downloaded spreadsheet, Under the First Name column, each student’s name is accompanied by their assigned identifier.
These scripts reveal student identities. Ensure they are stored securely and access is restricted to authorised personnel only. This spreadsheet should not be shared with the marker.
Instead of downloading new files for hybrid scripts, PSS can simply use the first batch of exam scripts already downloaded. These files already have the Student Code as their filenames, making it easy to identify and share individual student files with markers.
Once outside Digiexam, these hybrid scripts should be treated as paper exams and follow the offline marking process.
Using the previously downloaded grading spreadsheet, PSS can identify students with LON status by locating their assigned anonymised identifiers (e.g., Student 1, Student 2). The spreadsheet lists each student's name alongside their identifier, allowing you to cross-reference and determine which students have an LON.
Only the anonymised identifier for students with LON status should be noted down. This ensures that anonymity is preserved throughout the process. If required for marking, these identifiers may be shared with the marker to facilitate the grading of students with LON.
Students with LONS who have completed hybrid scripts can be marked following the hybrid marking procedure. They can be identified using candidate numbers and marked offline.
First marker process
Digiexam Access
Log into Digiexam using your LSE credentials.
Step 1: Download Anonymised Grade Spreadsheet v1
In the ‘Graded’ tab the first marker selects the relevant exam from the list by clicking on the blue link. Note: check the Exam ID corresponds to the correct sitting of the exam.
The next page displays a summary of the exam with automatic grading rules applied.
Click the down arrow next to ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and select the option: Indicate unanswered questions with “-”
Click ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and save as 'Anonymised Grade spreadsheet v1’. This will download an anonymised grade spreadsheet from Digiexam with automatic ‘right minus wrong’ grading rules applied. Note: students in this spreadsheet are referred to as 'Student 1','Student 2' etc. not by LSE candidate number.
‘Grade spreadsheet v1’ marking spreadsheet acts as a reference point for troubleshooting marking.
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Step 2: Review Answers to Questions with One Correct Answer
First marker uses conditional formatting to highlight scores of '0' in questions with one correct answer in ‘Grade spreadsheet v1’.
First marker clicks option ‘Continue grading’ on Digiexam.
In the grading page, first marker identifies questions with one correct answer by selecting the relevant student in the right panel of Digiexam.
The student’s response loads in the left panel of the screen.
First marker either updates the ‘Points’ field from ‘0' to ‘2’ if the student has select one correct AND one incorrect answer or leaves the ‘Points’ score at '0’ if the scoring rule has been correctly applied. The captures below show the two possible outcomes.
Step 3: Saving Overwritten marks on Digiexam
Once the first marker has finished overwriting marks, please ensure that the "Save" button located in the top panel of the grading page in Digiexam is clicked to confirm and save the changes.
Please ensure you manually click the "Save" button in the top panel of the grading page in Digiexam, even if the automatic save notification appears. If work is not manually saved, it will be automatically lost when PSS removes anonymisation.
Step 4: Download Anonymised Grade Spreadsheet v2
First marker follows instructions in Step 1 to download the anonymised grade spreadsheet again, this time it contains the overwritten ‘0’ marks. Click ‘Download grades spreadsheet’ and save as ‘Anonymised Grade spreadsheet v2’
Step 5: Update Answers to Questions with Three Correct Answers
First marker updates all answers to questions with 3 correct answers on grade spreadsheet from '1.3' or '2.6' to '1' or '2' respectively, this can be done using find and replace on Excel. The spreadsheet now contains all the correct marks. Note: answers are not updated on Digiexam.
When using find and replace, ensure you copy the exact number directly from the cell This ensures the replacement is accurate, as Excel will only replace the number if it matches exactly, including all decimals.
Step 6: Updating Final Grades
First marker will need to create a new Final Grade Column on the spreadsheet. Add a new column to the grading spreadsheet called "Final Grade."
Using an appropriate formula sum the marks across the individual columns for each student to give the total score. This can be done by using =SUM (cell of first question:cell of last question)
After calculating the final grade for each student, add another column called "Percentage". You will need to apply the appropriate formula to convert the final grade into a percentage.
This is the final spreadsheet and should be shared with PSS.
PSS Reveal Identities for Anonymised Grade spreadsheet v2
PSS should now cross-reference the student identifiers from the initial spreadsheet (downloaded at the start of the process) with the final grades spreadsheet provided by the marker.
In the final grades spreadsheet, which contains the correct marks and final grades calculated by the teacher, use the student identifiers to match each student with the appropriate final grade.
Once matched, replace the student identifiers in the master spreadsheet with a form of student identification that can be recognized (e.g., student names, ID numbers). This will ensure that students can be identified while maintaining confidentiality.
The updated spreadsheet is now ready for the release of marks. This is the final step in the process before sharing the marks with the students.