How assignments are marked
Understanding how markers operate will help you to write an assignment that meets (or exceeds!) their expectations. This section describes your marker's perspective when reading assignments.
OWLL
- About OWLL
- Academic writing
- Intro to academic writing
- What is academic writing?
- Writing objectively
- Writing concisely
- 1st vs. 3rd person
- Inclusive language
- Te Reo Māori
- Assignment planning
- Researching
- Editing & proofreading
- Apostrophes
- Commas
- Other punctuation
- Active voice
- American vs. British spelling
- Articles
- Conditionals
- Prepositions
- Pronoun Reference
- Sentence fragments
- Sentence Structure
- Subject-verb agreement
- Verb tense
- Formatting and layout
- Word limits and assignment length
- Commonly confused words
- How assignments are marked
- Professional emails
- Forum posts
- Assignment types
- Essay
- What is an essay?
- Essay planning and structure
- Introduction
- Thesis statement
- Body paragraphs
- Essay flow
- Conclusion
- Essay revision
- Essay writing resources
- Report
- Business report
- What is a business report?
- Business report structure
- Inductive vs. deductive reports
- Other kinds of business communication
- Business report writing resources
- Business report format and layout
- Lab report
- What is a lab report?
- Lab report structure
- Science lab report writing resources
- Psychology lab report writing resources
- Lab report body paragraphs
- Literature review
- What is a literature review?
- Writing a literature review
- Literature review structure
- Literature review writing resources
- Research proposal
- Other types
- Computer skills
- Distance study
- ESOL study
- Maths & statistics
- Postgraduate study
- Referencing
- Intro to referencing
- What is referencing?
- Why reference?
- Plagiarism
- Turnitin
- Common knowledge
- Referencing styles
- What type of source is this?
- Reference list vs. bibliography
- Referencing software
- Quoting & paraphrasing
- APA style
- APA Interactive
- In-text citation
- Reference list
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Headings in APA
- Tables and Figures
- Referencing elements
- 5th vs. 6th edition
- 6th vs. 7th edition
- APA quick guides
- Chicago style
- Chicago Interactive
- About notes system
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Notes referencing elements
- Quoting and paraphrasing
- Author-date system
- MLA style
- MLA Interactive
- Abbreviations
- In-text citation
- List of works cited
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Referencing elements
- Captions for images
- 8th vs 9th edition
- Footnotes
- Other styles
- Sample assignments
- Study skills
- Time management
- Intro to time management
- Procrastination & perfectionism
- Goals & motivation
- Time management for internal students
- Time management for distance students
- Memory skills
- Note-taking
- Reading
- Reading styles
- Skimming
- Scanning
- In-depth reading
- Reading comprehension
- Reading academic material
- Reading a journal article
- Reading an academic book
- Critical thinking
- Tests & exams
- Exam & test study
- Planning exam study
- Gathering & sorting information
- Reviewing past exams
- Phases of revision
- Last-minute study strategies
- Question types
- Essay
- Short answer
- Multi-choice
- Problem / computational
- Case-study / scenario
- Oral
- Open book exam
- Open web exam or test
- Take home test
- In the exam
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