Gradescope

What is Gradescope?

Gradescope is a feedback and assessment tool that dramatically reduces some difficulties 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

Integration with HuskyCT

For a comprehensive guide on how Gradescope works when integrated with HuskyCT (UConn’s LMS) check out the Blackboard instructor and student guides.

Getting Started (for Instructors)

Step 1: Log in or Sign up for Gradescope

To access Gradescope, first login to HuskyCT as you normally would and go to the course where you want to include Gradescope. Add the Gradescope tool within a course, and then click on that Gradescope link. If you have not yet created a Gradescope account, this will create one for you. For additional help on how to do this, see the Using Gradescope with Blackboard as an Instructor Guide.

Step 2: Create your course

Step 3: Create an assignment

Step 4: Add your students

When using Gradescope through HuskyCT, go to the Roster area from your left-hand menu, and simply click the “Sync University of Connecticut Roster” button in the lower right-hand corner. This will import your current roster from your HuskyCT course into Gradescope.

Step 5: Grade your assignment

Step 6: Return grades and feedback to students

Gradescope Resources for Students

Getting Help with Gradescope

  • Find articles and documentation in Gradescope’s searchable Help Center
  • Register for a weekly Gradescope Workshop hosted every Thursday @ 9am PT/12pm ET
  • Here is a recording of a Get Started with Gradescope Workshop that has chapters for easy navigation
  • Here is a recording of an Advanced Gradescope Workshop that has chapters for easily navigating
  • You can also email Gradescope directly at help@gradescope.com with any questions