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revision

Revision is the process of changing a piece of academic work in response to feedback or required corrections and submitting it again for assessment.

In plain English

This means reworking academic work after comments or corrections show that something needs to be changed. The work is updated and then handed in again so it can be assessed another time.

In context

Here, revision means that changes are being requested to the academic work in response to feedback or required corrections before it is submitted again for another assessment.

Situation
Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
What it communicates
labels requested changes before another round of grading

Meaning limits

The term itself does not say how large or small the required changes are.

Examples

“After the supervisor's comments, the dissertation went back for revision and resubmission.”

Core meaning

“The examiner requested revision of the research report before it was submitted again for assessment.”

In context