Evidence of marksism.

The article focuses on a study which found that some students are so obsessed with marks that they do not bother to read the comments written by tutors on their work. It also found that students read feedback if they received a particularly bad mark or a fail. Some read comments on highly graded essays to boost their confidence. According to researcher Gary Saunders, students who received marks of between 45 and 65 would not usually read the feedback because they felt they had done well enough.