Glossary

Much of Plom is under heavy development, some of these terms will undoubtedly change.

Bundle

A .pdf file uploaded to Plom. It can contain work from one or more assessment submission[s].

Identify

Associate an examinee ID (a sequence of numbers) and name with a paper.

Lead Marker

A Marker that has decision making authority over one or more question.

Manager

A user permitted to manage the server.

Marker

A user permitted to digitally mark (i.e., grade) scanned papers.

Paper

A collection of work that can be attributed to a single assessment submission. This can refers to both physical papers and the scans uploaded to Plom.

QR-coded Paper

A Paper with QR codes on each page that are recognisable by Plom. When scanned and uploaded, these pages will be categorised automatically.

Scanner

A user permitted to upload papers.

Specification

A description of the structure of the assessment and blueprint for building QR-coded papers. It describes how scanned work should be grouped together and retrieved for markers. Sometimes shortened to “Spec”.