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

1. Navigate to Create Questions

   • Go to your module editor and either add a Quiz or a Standalone Question.

   • If adding a Quiz, you can choose between Progressive, Auto-Graded, or Teacher Marked modes.

2. Select Annotated Feedback Assistant

   • Under Free-Response Questions in the component bar, choose Annotated Feedback Assistant.

   • Alternatively, select a default Free-Response and enable AFA via a checkbox.

3. Configure AFA Setup

   • Click on Set Up Annotated Feedback Assistant.

   • Choose up to two Feedback References—Suggested Answer, Rubrics, and/or Error Tags.

   • Set the number of draft checks allowed (0–9; default is 0), which determines how many times students can refine their responses before submission.

   • Optionally, select a recipe to customise feedback tone or scaffold (e.g., direct replacement, hints, Socratic prompts).

   • You can preview the student experience using “Preview as Student” before releasing the question.

4. Submission Modes

   • Standalone, Progressive, and Auto‑Graded Quizzes: Feedback is automated upon each submission.

   • Teacher Marked Quizzes: Teachers must mark and release feedback manually for students to view.

3. Using Error Tags, Suggested Answers, and Rubrics

• Error Tags: Require that the question is tagged to a content map with predefined Error Tags. Ideal for tracking misconceptions.

• Suggested Answers: Provide a detailed mark scheme, possibly with PDF/image attachments or exemplar responses.

• 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:

• Students see a “Check” button, along with how many drafts they have left.

• Feedback appears as annotation cards in a right-side drawer, which can be expanded.

• Feedback types vary—blue highlights or underlining indicate suggestions, and clicking icons within cards reveals more detail.

• Past drafts are accessible via a dropdown, allowing students to review and compare earlier feedback.

5. Important Notes

• AFA is powered by generative AI—its feedback is probabilistic and may not always be accurate. Review and refine as needed.

• 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.

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