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this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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I used to be a teaching assistant at university, and never sorted by name. But based on my experience I don't think it's frustration that accounts for the disparity, it's that as you see more and more assignments you start getting a feel for common issues and are able to point them out more easily. I would always do two passes because of that to ensure that I normalized the weight of my marking.
I agree with this. It's a bit like the first 2 pancakes, you have to go back over the first half a dozen once you're in the zone.
I used to grade hard copies a lot, after I graded I'd put them in order from best to worst (numerical grades) and then do quick comparisons between an assignment and its neighbours in the pile. It's an easy way to "quality control".
As for the comments, that's a self-discipline issue. If you're giving, say, 4 positives and 4 negatives per assignment and have standard ways of phrasing, it shouldn't deteriorate.