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Mark My Words

Transform Secondary Writing Outcomes

Equip your secondary school teachers with advanced tools to elevate writing instruction, provide targeted feedback, and prepare students for academic success.

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Join innovative secondary schools enhancing writing across the curriculum

University of Melbourne
Swinburne University
The Assessment Crisis

Traditional writing assessment is failing students

Students need regular feedback to develop their writing skills, but the current system prioritises infrequent, high-stakes summative assessment over the formative feedback that actually drives improvement.

Current Approach

Summative Assessment

  • Infrequent and high-stakesTypically 2-3 major assessments per term
  • Overwhelming teacher workload120+ hours annually spent on assessment
  • Delayed feedback cycleStudents receive feedback weeks after submission
  • No developmental trackingWriting skills remain unmeasured over time

Result: Student writing development stalls without timely support

Better Approach

Formative Assessment

  • Frequent, low-stakes feedbackRegular touchpoints throughout the next term
  • Reduced teacher workloadAI assistance handles routine assessment tasks
  • Immediate, actionable feedbackStudents receive guidance when they need it
  • Comprehensive skill tracking1,000+ writing skills measured and monitored

Result: Students make consistent progress with ongoing support

See how the solution works

How Mark My Words Works

Mark My Words provides personalised feedback, tracks student writing progress and creates targeted interventions - and saves time doing it.

Student Essay
Skills Assessment
Writing Skills
I can use sensory details
I can create dynamic characters
I can vary sentence structure
Framework Alignment
Sensory Details
4/5
Aligned with curriculum standards for descriptive writing
Curriculum Standards
Year 1-12
Standards-based criteria matched to grade level expectations
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Define Skills

Set up customised assessment frameworks aligned with your curriculum to ensure consistent, standards-based writing evaluation across your school.

  • Fully customisable skill frameworks and rubrics
  • Alignment with your curriculum standards
  • Age-appropriate criteria from Year 1 to Year 12
  • Create school-wide consistency in writing assessment
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2

Upload Work

Upload student writing in any format—handwritten or digital—and process entire class sets in minutes with our intelligent recognition technology.

  • Support for photos, scans, PDFs, and digital text
  • Advanced handwriting recognition technology
  • Bulk upload entire class sets at once
  • Compatible with all device types and downloaded documents from all learning platforms
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Upload Student Work
Drag files here or click to upload
Supports handwritten, typed, or scanned work
25 uploads remaining in batch
Feedback Analysis
Feedback & Intervention
AI Generated
Student Essay

The old castle stood on the hill.The ancient stones were covered in moss and the air smelled of rain.The windows were broken.The girl walked up the path. She opened the door. It creaked loudly.Inside, the hallway was dark and cold.

Feedback Analysis
Strength: Strong use of descriptive adjectives and sensory details: "The ancient stones were covered in moss and the air smelled of rain."
Growth area: Work on varying your sentence structure. "The girl walked up the path. She opened the door. It creaked loudly." Try combining these short sentences for better rhythm and flow.
3

Generate Feedback & Interventions

Receive instant, detailed feedback on student writing and automatically generate personalised learning activities that target each student's specific needs.

  • AI-powered analysis against 1,000+ writing skills
  • Specific, actionable feedback that references actual writing
  • One-click personalised learning interventions
  • Teacher review and customisation of all feedback
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4

Track Growth

Monitor writing development over time with comprehensive analytics that show individual student progress, class trends, and school-wide patterns to inform instruction.

  • Longitudinal tracking from Year 1 to Year 12
  • Visual growth charts for individual skills and overall writing
  • Cohort analysis and comparison reporting
  • Evidence-based insights for parent conferences and planning
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Emma's Writing Growth
Term 1-3, 2023
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
4 key areas showing improvement

Features designed for writing assessment

Everything you need to assess, track, and improve student writing with less marking.

Skill Tracking

Track writing progress across your entire school with customisable frameworks that match the systems you already have in place

Bulk Upload

Assess multiple writing tasks at once - transform stacks of work into organised, actionable feedback

Handwriting Recognition

Upload and assess any student work instantly - handwritten or digital

Annotations & Feedback

Add targeted comments that show students exactly how to improve their work

Contextual Interventions

AI learns to your teaching style to deliver consistent, curriculum-aligned feedback

Adaptive Rubrics

Keep using your school's rubrics while making assessment faster and more consistent

Trusted by schools across Australia

Join hundreds of schools already using Mark My Words to improve student writing.

Apollo Park Primary School
Avenues College
Carinya Christian College
St Gregory's College
St Mary Mackillop
St Michael's Primary School
St Oliver Plunkett Pascoe Vale
St Patrick's Townsville
Westbourne Grammar
Woori Yallock Primary School
Longwarry Primary School
Mentone Grammar
Alphington Grammar
Inverloch Primary School
Apollo Park Primary School
Avenues College
Carinya Christian College
St Gregory's College
St Mary Mackillop
St Michael's Primary School
St Oliver Plunkett Pascoe Vale
St Patrick's Townsville
Westbourne Grammar
Woori Yallock Primary School
Longwarry Primary School
Mentone Grammar
Alphington Grammar
Inverloch Primary School
Transform Your Writing Assessment

Elevate writing outcomes across your secondary school

Join forward-thinking secondary schools enhancing literacy outcomes with Mark My Words.

Benefits for Secondary Schools

Support writing across all subjects and disciplines

Track writing development from Year 7 through Year 12

Improve NAPLAN writing results and senior assessment outcomes

Reduce teacher workload while increasing feedback quality

Getting Started is Simple

1

Book a demo tailored to secondary education needs

2

Customise to align with your school's assessment frameworks

3

Receive comprehensive onboarding for all departments

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