By Script (Upload & Grade)
The primary assessment desk: upload individual student assignments, observe the live deterministic AI advisory check, evaluate criterion chips, and craft BTEC-compliant feedback.
- Holistic Single-Script View: Deep-dive into a student's entire submission across multiple activity files (Word
.docx, PDF.pdf). - Deterministic AI (Temp 0): Exact reproducible criterion matching anchored strictly to official Pearson BTEC command verbs (describe, analyse, evaluate).
- Audit-Compliant Feedback: Record formative or summative commentary, mark scripts as completed, and generate private student links with one click.
The deep-dive single-script lens
While the Triage Queue is designed for rapid batch processing of flags across an entire classroom, By Script is your focused, comprehensive assessment workbench. It allows you to examine a single learner's complete submission in depth: every uploaded file, every individual Pass, Merit, and Distinction criterion, and your cumulative assessor feedback notes.
Here, you have full context. You can see how a student's introductory discussion connects with their later financial calculations or marketing strategy, giving you the holistic view necessary to make authentic assessor judgements.
Uploading student evidence: Word & PDF
Student work can be uploaded directly within the By Script lens for the selected student:
Re-uploading Evidence, File Replacement & Resubmissions
In vocational BTEC programmes, assessment is iterative. Learners may need to correct an incorrectly attached file, submit a revised financial model for an authorized resubmission, or replace an entire project document. checkb.tech provides seamless, granular file replacement workflows designed specifically to protect previously verified criteria and maintain rigorous audit trails for Pearson Quality Nominees and Standards Verifiers.
The 4-Step Re-upload Routine
When replacing student evidence or processing an authorized resubmission, follow this four-step routine:
- Click Re-upload Evidence: On the learner's profile in By Script (or from the Student Database), click Re-upload evidence to open the granular Activity Upload Panel.
- Replace Target Activity: Locate the specific activity card requiring modification. Drag and drop the revised Word (
.docx) or PDF (.pdf) file onto that card's drop zone, or use the replace file action. To replace all activities at once, drop files into the bulk intake area. - Review Suggested Mapping: If bulk dropping, checkb.tech inspects filenames and suggests the target activity for each file. Confirm the mapping or adjust dropdowns so each file aligns with the correct learning aim before uploading.
- Run Selective Advisory Check: Click Validate & Grade. The engine scans solely the un-graded or modified activities, refreshes criterion status chips (MET, PARTLY MET, NOT MET), and highlights unresolved gaps while preserving your existing feedback notes.
- 15-Working-Day Resubmission Window: Under Pearson BTEC International regulations, a resubmission must be formally authorized by the Lead Internal Verifier (LIV), must be completed within 15 working days of the student receiving initial summative feedback, and must be executed by the learner independently with no further teacher instruction.
- Formative Guidance Boundaries (No Over-Coaching): Resubmission feedback must clearly identify which criteria are unachieved and describe the nature of the deficiency (e.g. "Criterion M2 is not met because the financial ratios lack comparative analysis against industry benchmarks"). Assessors must never provide step-by-step coaching, model answers, or specific writing corrections.
- Criteria Capping & Retakes: If a learner fails to achieve Pass criteria on the initial submission and an authorized resubmission still fails to meet criteria, any subsequent retake requires a completely new assignment brief with different scenarios and is subject to Pearson programme grading capping rules.
Deterministic evaluation (temperature 0)
In high-stakes vocational qualifications like Pearson BTEC, inconsistent grading advice is unacceptable. checkb.tech employs a strictly deterministic evaluation model running at temperature 0.
The screen, in 15 seconds
By Script organizes your assessment workspace into three structured columns:
Working with criterion status chips
Every criterion in the unit specification is evaluated and badged with a distinct visual pill:
| Criterion Status | Visual Indicator | Assessor Action Required |
|---|---|---|
| Met | MET | Evidence verified. No action required unless you wish to add commendations in your feedback commentary. |
| Partly Met | PARTLY MET | Click to expand the excerpt. Review whether the student's analysis satisfies your centre standard or requires revision. |
| Not Met | NOT MET | Verify that the required evidence is truly absent across all uploaded files. Formulate targeted feedback explaining the missing component. |
Reading flagged excerpts & context cues
When you click any flagged criterion row, checkb.tech expands a Contextual Evidence Card. This card displays:
Formative vs. summative feedback notes
Pearson BTEC International guidelines strictly regulate how assessor feedback is delivered at different stages of the assessment cycle:
| Feedback Type | Assessment Stage | Pearson Compliance Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Formative Guidance | During teaching & initial draft reviews | May guide learners on general concepts, research skills, and structure. Must NOT give specific solutions to assignment tasks. |
| Summative Feedback | Following official assignment submission | Must confirm which criteria are achieved and justify the assessment decision. Must NOT give step-by-step coaching on how to fix unachieved criteria if a resubmission is authorized. |
Marking scripts as completed & IV readiness
Once you have reviewed all criteria chips, confirmed or dismissed flags, and composed your teacher notes, click the Mark as Completed button in the feedback panel.
Worked assessment walkthrough: BTEC L3 Unit 1
Follow this complete walkthrough of assessing a live student script in By Script:
Criterion D1: Evaluate the extent to which the business environment impacts on the activities of two contrasting organisations.
AI Advisory Finding: PARTLY MET. The student included detailed PESTLE external factor descriptions for both Tesco and a local bakery, but concluded with a single paragraph stating "both businesses are affected by taxes and technology".
Assessor Decision: You agree that a full evaluation requires weighing which external factor has the most critical strategic impact on each organisation. You record summative feedback: "P1, P2, P3, and M1 are achieved. For D1, your submission outlines PESTLE factors but does not provide a reasoned evaluation comparing the significance of these environmental pressures between the two businesses."