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Grading Instructions Panel: Write Better Prompts
Your grading instructions determine how consistent scores and comments are. Strong instructions save revision time.
Why instructions matter
When scoring feels random, unclear instructions are usually the cause. The model needs explicit criteria and explicit feedback constraints.
Essential fields
- How many questions are graded.
- Point value per question.
- Full-credit and partial-credit conditions.
- Feedback style and sentence limit.
Prompt template
Use a repeatable structure: objective, criteria, scoring rules, edge cases, and feedback format. Keep this template for every assignment type.
Tip: Add one concrete example of full credit and one of partial credit for each question type.
Common mistakes
- Using vague words like strong or weak without evidence definitions.
- Forgetting partial-credit boundaries.
- Changing rubric and model at the same time.
- Leaving feedback style unspecified.
Quick calibration
- Run 5 sample responses.
- Compare scores to teacher expectation.
- Tighten one instruction at a time.
- Re-run before full batch.