Setting Up Annotated Feedback Assistant (AFA) in SLS
1. What is the Annotated Feedback Assistant?
2. How to Add AFA to a Free-Response Question
Guidance from the Teacher User Guide outlines these steps
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Navigate to Create Questions
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Go to your module editor and either add a Quiz or a Standalone Question.
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If adding a Quiz, you can choose between Progressive, Auto-Graded, or Teacher Marked modes.
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Select Annotated Feedback Assistant
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Under Free-Response Questions in the component bar, choose Annotated Feedback Assistant.
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Alternatively, select a default Free-Response and enable AFA via a checkbox.
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Configure AFA Setup
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Click on Set Up Annotated Feedback Assistant.
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Choose up to two Feedback References—Suggested Answer, Rubrics, and/or Error Tags.
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Set the number of draft checks allowed (0–9; default is 0), which determines how many times students can refine their responses before submission.
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Optionally, select a recipe to customise feedback tone or scaffold (e.g., direct replacement, hints, Socratic prompts).
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You can preview the student experience using “Preview as Student” before releasing the question.
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Submission Modes
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Standalone, Progressive, and Auto‑Graded Quizzes: Feedback is automated upon each submission.
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Teacher Marked Quizzes: Teachers must mark and release feedback manually for students to view.
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3. Using Error Tags, Suggested Answers, and Rubrics
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Error Tags: Require that the question is tagged to a content map with predefined Error Tags. Ideal for tracking misconceptions.
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Suggested Answers: Provide a detailed mark scheme, possibly with PDF/image attachments or exemplar responses.
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Rubrics: Define by titles, band descriptors, criteria, and mark ranges. Supports up to 6 bands and 6 criteria.
4. Student Experience with AFA
From the Student User Guide perspective:
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Students see a “Check” button, along with how many drafts they have left.
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Feedback appears as annotation cards in a right-side drawer, which can be expanded.
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Feedback types vary—blue highlights or underlining indicate suggestions, and clicking icons within cards reveals more detail.
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Past drafts are accessible via a dropdown, allowing students to review and compare earlier feedback.
5. Important Notes
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AFA is powered by generative AI—its feedback is probabilistic and may not always be accurate. Review and refine as needed.
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File submission (e.g., PDFs or Google Files) is disabled when AFA is used. Teachers should use Short Answer Feedback Assistant for responses requiring file uploads.
Summary Table
Step | Action |
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1. | Create Quiz or Standalone Question |
2. | Select Annotated Feedback Assistant |
3. | Click "Set Up" and choose references (Suggested Answer, Rubrics, Error Tags) |
4. | Configure number of drafts, recipes, preview student view |
5. | Release to students; feedback appears via annotation cards in drawer |
6. | Review feedback output and adjust if necessary |
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