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[Understanding the data](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq.md#understanding-the-data)

Yes, on Premium. AI can mark open answers, and files students upload, in two ways:

-   against success criteria: it shows which criteria each answer meets;
-   against a mark scheme: write it, paste it, or upload it from a document.

You can read the marking and its reasoning for every answer, but you can’t change an individual mark yet.

Questions with neither success criteria nor a mark scheme still collect answers, but aren’t marked. On Standard, you read and judge written answers yourself.

## Step-by-step tutorials

-   [Marking open answers with a mark scheme](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/marking-open-answers-with-a-mark-scheme.md)
-   [Creating open answer questions](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/creating-open-answer-questions.md)

## More in Understanding the data

-   [Can Signal tell if a student used AI?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/detect-ai-use.md)
-   [What does a “guess” mean in Signal?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/what-is-a-guess.md)
-   [A guess or low-effort flag looks wrong. What can I do?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/flag-looks-wrong.md)
-   [Can Signal analyse students’ written reasoning?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/analyse-written-reasoning.md)
-   [Why do different screens show different numbers of correct answers?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/numbers-differ.md)
-   [Does Signal track students’ progress over time?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/track-students-over-time.md)
-   [Is Signal for grading or reporting?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/grading-and-reporting.md)
-   [Can I export Signal data?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/export-data.md)
-   [Can parents see their child’s work?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/parents-and-supporters.md)
-   [Do school leaders get a summary of Signal use?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/summary-for-school-leaders.md)

[← All Signal FAQs](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq.md)

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