Assignment Analysis
Assignment Analysis is the deep pass MyAE performs on your submission — the diagnostic layer under the predicted grade. It maps your essay against your brief, criterion by criterion, and shows you exactly where the marks are and where they are being lost.
What it does
MyAE takes your uploaded submission and analyses it in structured layers: brief interpretation, rubric alignment, criterion-by-criterion scoring, referencing integrity, and overall academic judgement. Each finding is anchored to short verbatim quotes from your own work — so the feedback is traceable and easy to act on.
How it works
- Parse the brief and the rubric to build a criterion map.
- Walk the submission and evidence each criterion with direct quotes.
- Score each criterion against the rubric descriptors, band by band.
- Detect missing rubric elements — requirements the brief lists but your submission does not address.
- Return a full academic assessment (schema-defined) plus criterion scores.
What MyAE considers
- Every rubric criterion and its weight if provided.
- Direct quotes from the submission body (never paraphrased for scoring).
- Structural markers: introduction, argument development, evidence, critical analysis, conclusion.
- Referencing and citation integrity as a stand-alone criterion.
What you receive
- A criterion-by-criterion breakdown with band descriptors and evidence quotes.
- A list of missing rubric elements that could cost marks.
- A prioritised list of top strengths and top weaknesses.
- A structured JSON assessment that feeds Grade Prediction and Essay Feedback.
Limitations
- Assignment Analysis reads what is on the page — it cannot infer content you intended but did not write.
- Rubric interpretation is only as reliable as the rubric you upload. Vague or ambiguous rubrics produce broader scoring bands.
- For scanned PDFs, text is OCR'd via Google Cloud Vision; unusual formatting can affect extraction quality.
MyAE is a study-support tool operated by OpenDegree Ltd (registered in England and Wales, Company No. 17397971). It provides indicative, AI-assisted feedback and is not a substitute for your institution's marking.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from generic AI feedback?
Generic AI reads your essay and comments on the writing. MyAE reads your essay against your specific brief and rubric — the feedback is anchored to your assessment, not a general standard.
Can I trust the quotes MyAE pulls?
The quotes are extracted verbatim from your own submission text. If a quote does not match your document, it is treated as a hallucination flag and surfaced to admin.
What if my rubric is written in a language other than English?
MyAE currently reads English-language rubrics best. Non-English rubrics are supported but the confidence score will typically be lower.
Does Assignment Analysis change my draft?
No. It only analyses the draft you upload. You always keep the original file.
Is my submission stored?
Yes — securely, in the EU, and only used to generate your reports. See our Privacy Policy for retention details.
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Related MyAE features
Grade Prediction
Grade Prediction gives you a realistic, rubric-aware indication of how your current draft is likely to be marked at your university. It is designed to help you decide what to improve before submission — not to replace your lecturer's decision.
Essay Feedback
Essay Feedback is the student-facing side of MyAE's assessment: a lecturer-style narrative that tells you what is working, what is weak and what you can do about it — in the tone of a supportive academic reader, not a grade-obsessed critic.
Assignment Brief Analysis
Assignment Brief Analysis unpacks the brief itself — the document your entire grade is going to be judged against. It surfaces the specific tasks, learning outcomes and requirements the marker will be looking for, so you can plan and write with clarity from day one.