ReMarks not Marks

I try not to give marks for assignments. Giving 3 out-of 10 to a child hardly says what exactly is missing in his/her work. Instead, I give Remarks, +ve and -ve.

• In the +ve remarks, I highlight a.what is done correctly and b. what can be done to improve upon it.
• In the -ve remarks I write a.what is not done correctly and b.how it can be done correctly.

I do give marks for my own reference using Simple Evaluation Metric (SEM) as a baseline performance of each student - but students don't get to know these marks.