How to Use MAPLES OSM: Part 3 — Moderation & Verification

Overview

Moderators play a critical role in MAPLES OSM — they verify that evaluators have marked answer sheets accurately and consistently. This guide covers the complete moderation workflow, from selecting evaluations to verify, through the verification process itself, to issuing warnings and managing workloads.

If you haven't read the earlier parts, start with Part 1: Getting Started for login and dashboard basics, and Part 2: Evaluating Answer Sheets to understand how evaluation works.

The Moderator Dashboard

After logging in as a moderator, your dashboard shows three key metrics:

If your institution allows it, moderators can also evaluate answer books themselves. In that case, you'll have access to both the evaluator and moderator dashboards.

Viewing Evaluators

Select a subject from the dropdown to see the evaluators working on that subject. The evaluators table shows:

Action Buttons

The Verification Process

Step 1: Select Evaluations to Verify

Click "Verify" next to an evaluator's name. This opens the verification page showing all of that evaluator's completed answer books for the selected subject.

The verification page displays the evaluator name, subject, a progress bar showing completed vs total assigned, and the expected evaluation count.

Step 2: Choose an Answer Book

The verification table lists answer books with their ID, status (Pending Verification, In Progress, or Verified), marks awarded, last modified date, and action button.

Books are sorted with priority: In Progress (yours) then Pending then Verified then In Progress (others).

Action buttons change based on status:

Step 3: Verify the Evaluation

When you open an answer book for verification, you'll see the same evaluation interface from Part 2, with some key differences:

Step 4: Issue Warnings (If Needed)

If you find issues with the evaluator's work, you can issue warnings during verification. Check the applicable warning types:

Warnings are sent to the evaluator and appear as notifications (bell icon) in their dashboard. Multiple warnings may trigger administrative review.

Step 5: Complete Verification

Once you've reviewed the evaluation:

Or click "Back" to return to the verification list without completing.

Reallocating Workloads

As a moderator, you can redistribute evaluation workloads between evaluators within a subject. This is useful when an evaluator is unavailable or overloaded.

How to Reallocate

- From Evaluator — Select the evaluator to take work from.

- To Evaluator — Select the evaluator to give work to.

- Amount — Enter the number of evaluations to transfer.

- Reason — Select a reason: Evaluator unavailable, Workload rebalancing, Subject expertise mismatch, Evaluator request, Deadline adjustment, or Administrative correction.

You cannot reallocate more answer books than the "From" evaluator has remaining (unevaluated). The system validates this automatically.

Admin: Assigning Answer Books

Administrators have additional capabilities for managing answer book assignments.

The Admin Dashboard

The admin assignment page shows:

Assigning Books

Unassigning Books

Use bulk operations (select all + assign) to quickly distribute answer books across your evaluator team.

Best Practices for Moderators

Quick Reference: Evaluation Statuses

Summary

MAPLES OSM streamlines the entire answer sheet evaluation process:

The platform eliminates the need for physical evaluation camps, reduces errors through digital tracking, and provides complete transparency with audit trails for every mark, warning, and verification.

*This guide is part of a 3-part series:*

Have questions? Contact your institution's Controller of Examinations (COE) or reach out through the in-app support chat.

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