Overview
Gradescope is an online grading application that enables instructors to assess handwritten work as well as several kinds of online assignments in a fast, flexible, and scalable way.
Gradescope's most notable advantages include:
- Speed: most users report that their grading is sped up by a third, versus manual grading of paper-based submissions.
- Consistency: most users report they are able to grade more fairly while helping students learn from mistakes and providing transparency in grading.
- Flexibility: users can modify rubrics as they encounter new mistakes, or revise earlier evaluations.
Key Features:
- LMS Integration (video tutorial)
- Dynamic Rubric grading structure that allows rubric imports from other questions as well as the ability to group similar rubric items together
- AI-Assisted Grading
- Autograder Platform for grading Programming Assignments
- Code Similarity (rewritten from MOSS codebase)
- Online Assignments (beta)
A complete list of all the features included in a Gradescope institution-level site license can be viewed on the Gradescope pricing page.
Getting Started
- Sign up for an instructor account at gradescope.com if you have not already done so.
- Review Gradescope's Creating, Editing, and Deleting a Course to learn how to create a new course and link it to your Canvas course! (LMS Integration video tutorial)
- Add Staff and Students to your course
- Creating, Editing, and Deleting an Assignment including how to link an assignment or gradebook column from an LMS to Gradescope #
- Learn how to Export Course Grades.
Instructor Quick Reference
Gradescope hosts a robust catalog of resources. The following are quick links to get you started:
General Help
- Gradescope's Help Center provides a an easy to navigate category menu including:
- Gradescope offers a large library of Video Tutorials
- Gradescope Roadmap on Trello offers up-to-date information on development and feature improvements
Scanning Exams & Uploading to Gradescope
Devices & Locations:
Allen Center
Atlalink B8090H (smaller copier) - Room Location: AC103
D95CP (larger copier) - Room Location: AC103
HP Digital Sender Flow 8500fn2 (Stand-alone Scanner) - Room Location: CSE 622
Gates Center
Altalink B8075H – Room CSE2 166 (adjacent to Reception)
Gradescope's Scanning Tips:
Step-by-step written documentation on scanning and associated Gradescope operations can be found in Gradesceope's Assignment Workflow pages.
Managing scans, Uploads, and Submissions:
Programming Assignment Implementation
- Gradescope Autograder Documentation provides comprehensive instructions for successful implementation of programming assignments for courses..
Student Quick Reference
More Questions?
Feel free to contact support@cs.washington.edu with any questions or concerns.