diff --git a/mod/workshop/exassessment.php b/mod/workshop/exassessment.php
index a487dff2de4..559ec944b68 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/exassessment.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/exassessment.php
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ if ($canmanage and $assessment->weight == 1) {
         'showreviewer'  => false,
         'showauthor'    => false,
         'showform'      => true,
-        'showweight'    => false,
     );
-    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_assessment($assessment, $mform, $options);
+    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_example_reference_assessment($assessment, $mform, $options);
     $assessment->title = get_string('assessmentreference', 'workshop');
     echo $output->render($assessment);
 
@@ -138,9 +137,8 @@ if ($canmanage and $assessment->weight == 1) {
         'showreviewer'  => true,
         'showauthor'    => false,
         'showform'      => true,
-        'showweight'    => false,
     );
-    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_assessment($assessment, $mform, $options);
+    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_example_assessment($assessment, $mform, $options);
     $assessment->title = get_string('assessmentbyyourself', 'workshop');
     echo $output->render($assessment);
 
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ if ($canmanage and $assessment->weight == 1) {
         'showform'      => true,
         'showweight'    => false,
     );
-    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_assessment($assessment, $mform, $options);
+    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_example_assessment($assessment, $mform, $options);
     echo $output->render($assessment);
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/workshop/excompare.php b/mod/workshop/excompare.php
index 126fc040050..c5b972e4daa 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/excompare.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/excompare.php
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ if (!empty($mformreference)) {
         'showreviewer'  => false,
         'showauthor'    => false,
         'showform'      => true,
-        'showweight'    => false,
     );
-    $reference = $workshop->prepare_assessment($reference, $mformreference, $options);
+    $reference = $workshop->prepare_example_reference_assessment($reference, $mformreference, $options);
     $reference->title = get_string('assessmentreference', 'workshop');
+    if ($canmanage) {
+        $reference->url = $workshop->exassess_url($reference->id);
+    }
     echo $output->render($reference);
 }
 
@@ -96,9 +98,8 @@ if ($isreviewer) {
         'showreviewer'  => true,
         'showauthor'    => false,
         'showform'      => true,
-        'showweight'    => false,
     );
-    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_assessment($assessment, $mformassessment, $options);
+    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_example_assessment($assessment, $mformassessment, $options);
     $assessment->title = get_string('assessmentbyyourself', 'workshop');
     if ($workshop->assessing_examples_allowed()) {
         $assessment->add_action(
@@ -113,9 +114,8 @@ if ($isreviewer) {
         'showreviewer'  => true,
         'showauthor'    => false,
         'showform'      => true,
-        'showweight'    => false,
     );
-    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_assessment($assessment, $mformassessment, $options);
+    $assessment = $workshop->prepare_example_assessment($assessment, $mformassessment, $options);
     echo $output->render($assessment);
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/workshop/renderer.php b/mod/workshop/renderer.php
index 955a1718087..b9daa8596c2 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/renderer.php
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class mod_workshop_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         } else {
             $title = get_string('assessment', 'workshop');
         }
-        if ($this->page->url != $assessment->url) {
+        if (($assessment->url instanceof moodle_url) and ($this->page->url != $assessment->url)) {
             $o .= $this->output->container(html_writer::link($assessment->url, $title), 'title');
         } else {
             $o .= $this->output->container($title, 'title');
@@ -629,6 +629,26 @@ class mod_workshop_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         return $o;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Renders the assessment of an example submission
+     *
+     * @param workshop_example_assessment $assessment
+     * @return string HTML
+     */
+    protected function render_workshop_example_assessment(workshop_example_assessment $assessment) {
+        return $this->render_workshop_assessment($assessment);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Renders the reference assessment of an example submission
+     *
+     * @param workshop_example_reference_assessment $assessment
+     * @return string HTML
+     */
+    protected function render_workshop_example_reference_assessment(workshop_example_reference_assessment $assessment) {
+        return $this->render_workshop_assessment($assessment);
+    }
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Internal rendering helper methods
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////