A review of the status of online, semi-automated marking and feedback systems

Online, semi-automated marking and feedback systems are widely used in tertiary education to provide timely feedback to students on their assessment. This paper reviews the features and functions of thirty-six systems, and then presents a typology of these tools and a classification of features and functions. A more detailed review of four short-listed applications is then presented. The outcomes of the evaluations are a valuable resource to guide decision making concerning the suitability of existing solutions, and result in comprehensive collection of functional requirements