Key takeaways
- The biggest saving comes before the exam: a clear marking scheme makes every copy faster.
- Move recall questions into an objective section that marks itself.
- Checking on screen removes the logistics of carrying, counting and totalling.
- AI drafts are a first pass, not a verdict: teachers review and release.
Start with the marking scheme
Teachers slow down when they have to decide what an answer deserves, copy after copy. A marking scheme that lists the points expected for each mark removes most of that hesitation, and it makes marks consistent between teachers.
Let the objective part mark itself
Recall questions (definitions, facts, single-step calculations) can be MCQs or one-word answers taken online or on a separate sheet. A 20-mark objective section that marks itself halves the checking for a 40-mark paper.
Check on screen
Scanning copies and checking them in the browser removes the bundle-carrying, the totalling and the transcription into a register. Marks are entered per question as you go, totals add themselves, and the student's checked copy is ready to share.
Use AI for the first pass
AI can now read most handwriting, apply a rubric and draft marks with short feedback. Used well, it turns checking into reviewing: the teacher reads the AI's marks beside the answer and changes the ones that are wrong. Used badly, it publishes marks nobody looked at. Always keep a teacher between the AI and the student.
- Write a model answer for every long question.
- Scan clearly: flat pages, good light or a proper scanner.
- Review flagged and borderline copies first.
- Spot-check a sample of the rest before release.
Where Examezy fits
On Examezy, teachers check scanned copies on screen with pen, tick, cross and text tools, or turn on AI checking to get red-pen checked copies with draft marks per question. AI marks are always drafts; teachers review and release.