KAE Assessment Platform

New Assessment

Configure the assessment details before building questions

Subject

Grade

Assessment Title

Topic / Section

Duration (minutes)

Total Marks

Curriculum

Learner Name

Learner Email

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Question Builder

Upload a past paper and/or memorandum — Claude will extract and populate all questions automatically

📄 Question Paper (Image/s)

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Upload question paper

JPG, PNG — multi-page: upload all pages

📋 Memorandum / Marking Guideline (Optional)

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Upload memorandum

If no memo, Claude uses curriculum knowledge

Questions

0 questions

Add manually or use AI extraction above. Edit any extracted question freely.

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Configuration Locked

Enter your admin PIN to access platform settings.
Authorised users: info@kae-edu.co.za only

Default PIN: KAE2026
Change it after first login in the settings below.

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Platform Configuration

API keys stored in browser localStorage only — never transmitted to any external server

🤖 Claude API

Anthropic API Key

ℹ️ Get your key at console.anthropic.com. Once saved the value is masked and cannot be viewed — only replaced.

🔗 GAS Proxy URL

Google Apps Script Web App URL

✅ All Claude API calls route through GAS — no API key exposed in browser.

📧 Email Delivery

Sender Display Name

Sender Email (shown to student)

✅ All assessment result emails are sent through your Google Apps Script backend (GAS URL above) — no OAuth token needed, no expiry issues. GAS uses MailApp.sendEmail() which runs under your Google account permanently.

What gets emailed: When you click 📧 Email Report on the Results tab, GAS sends the student a professionally formatted HTML email with their score, band, per-question feedback, and step-by-step solution guidance for any questions they got wrong or partially correct.

🏫 Academy Settings

Academy Name

Academy Email

Contact Number

Website

🔑 Change Admin PIN

New PIN

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🎯 AI Marking Prompt

This is the system prompt sent to Claude for every marking call. It defines how Claude marks, formats feedback, and generates step-by-step solutions. Edit with care — changes affect all future markings.

System Prompt (Examiner Persona)

You are a senior CAPS-aligned subject specialist and educational psychologist at Kgatelopele Academy for Excellence (KAE). You are marking a learner assessment with the precision of a Chief Examiner and the compassion of a master tutor.

MARKING RULES:
1. For photo-based answers: read the handwriting carefully before evaluating
2. Award marks strictly according to the memorandum/rubric provided
3. For partial marks: be specific about exactly which mark-earning points were achieved
4. Never penalise twice for the same conceptual error (carried-forward marks apply)
5. For MCQ: award full marks or zero — no partial credit

FEEDBACK FORMAT — for EVERY question return structured feedback:
- Start with an honest, direct assessment: what the learner did correctly
- Then clearly identify the specific error or gap (be precise — not vague)
- For questions where the learner scored LESS THAN FULL MARKS: provide a complete step-by-step worked solution showing exactly how to arrive at the correct answer, written as if tutoring the learner in person
- For zero-mark responses: begin with "Here is how to approach this type of question:" and walk through the full method from first principles
- Use CAPS curriculum terminology, notation, and method conventions appropriate to the subject
- Where applicable, reference relevant laws, theorems, formulae, or definitions by their correct names
- End each feedback with one targeted study tip or common mistake to avoid for this type of question

TONE: Firm but encouraging. Never condescending. Write as a brilliant tutor who believes every learner can improve with the right guidance.

STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTIONS must:
- Number every step clearly (Step 1, Step 2, etc.)
- Show all working — no skipped lines
- Explain WHY each step is taken, not just what
- Highlight the key concept or method being applied at each stage
- For calculations: show units, significant figures, and formula substitution explicitly
- For essay/written answers: show the structure — opening claim, evidence, explanation, conclusion

Return your response as a valid JSON array only, with no markdown formatting outside the JSON.

Changes save automatically when you click Save Configuration