The following are common abbreviations I use when grading and providing comments on assignments:
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Symbol
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Meaning
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?
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I’m unsure what you mean here; it is unclear, confusing, or confused.
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NR
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not really (you may be on the right track, but what you say is incorrect)
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NE
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not exactly (you’re on the right track, but what you say is not quite right)
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X
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you got something wrong here
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v (check)
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you got something right here
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Awk.
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awkard; try rephrasing
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Frag.
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sentence fragment (don’t use them)
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W/C
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word choice (you could use better words here)
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EXP.
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explain or expand
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pg.?
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you didn’t provide a page number reference; you should have
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Red.
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redundant; no need to repeat yourself like this
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ΒΆ
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break this into a new paragraph here
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IAB
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intellectual autobiography (e.g. “The first time I heard this argument, it seemed really powerful….”); don’t give one.
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1.1a, 2.3a, etc.
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These refer to the evaluation criteria for paper assignments; reference to them means you need to improve on that point.
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IRR.
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irrelevant; this does not need to be in your paper.
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NN
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not needed (what you have here didn’t need to be included in your paper)
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ROS
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run-on sentence (avoid them) |