Gradescope: Getting Started for Instructors

Gradescope is available for Bubble Sheet tests and assignments and is integrated into Brightspace. Faculty or TAs can print and copy the bubble sheet template found below and after scan the completed tests / assignments to a .pdf using a copier. 

Download this Gradescope Bubble Sheet template, make as many copies as you need and hand it out to your students to complete.

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What is Gradescope?

Gradescope is a feedback and assessment tool that dramatically reduces the pain and time associated with grading exams, homework, and other assignments. Gradescope is widely used for delivering assessments remotely. It enables instructors and graders to give better and more timely feedback, resulting in improved learning outcomes. Dynamic rubrics help streamline the tedious parts of grading while increasing grading consistency. AI-assisted Grading allows instructors to automatically group similar answers and grade all the answers in each group at once. Gradescope also helps with grading programming assignments at scale and can automatically grade printed bubble sheets. 

A few highlights include:

  • More quality and timely feedback, resulting in improved learning outcomes
  • Dynamic rubrics that help streamline the tedious parts of grading while increasing grading consistency and decreasing bias
  • Various assignment types ranging from fully online with many question types to handwritten, or a combination of the two
  • AI-assisted grading which allows instructors to automatically group similar answers and grade all the answers in each group at once

Using Gradescope Integrated in Brightspace:

Gradescope is found under the "Course Tools" menu within a course in Brightspace. 

For Instructors: Get Started with Gradescope

Step 1: Access Gradescope from Brightspace

  1. Enter your course. 
  2. Click on Course Tools in the course navigation.
  3. Click on “Gradescope”

Step 2: Create your Gradescope course

Step 3: Create an assignment

Step 4: Grade your assignment

Step 5: Return work to students

Gradescope for Remote Assessment

Getting Help with Gradescope

  • For commonly asked questions, see our FAQ Page.
  • Register for a weekly Gradescope Workshop hosted every Thursday @ 12pm ET
  • Here is a recording of a Gradescope demo with chapters for easy navigation.

You can email help@gradescope.com with any questions you have.

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