Gradescope
Overview
Gradescope is an online grading service available to Western instructors, offering the following features:
- Easy submission. Students can submit assignments directly to the service by uploading a PDF or photograph. They can even use their cell phones to photograph and upload their work. For exams, instructors upload one or more PDFs containing scanned exams.
- Online grading of assignments and exams. No more marathon marking sessions in a classroom. Multiple graders can even grade the same assignment/exam simultaneously.
- One-click return of assignments and exams. Students can log in and see their grades, along with any deductions or comments added by graders.
- Remarking. Students submit remarking requests directly through the service and instructors can see and respond to them easily.
- Metrics. Gradescope provides visibility into areas where students are doing well and areas where they are having difficulty. This provides insights to instructors, identifying potential areas where additional instruction time might be helpful.
Creating an Account
For those interested in trying out Gradescope for marking assignments and/or exams, please sign up at www.gradescope.ca with your @uwo.ca email address.
Getting Started
You may find the following resources helpful in getting started with Gradescope:
- Get Started . Contains helpful information on getting started with Gradescope.
- Help Center . Written documentation and frequently-asked question
- Marking Paper-Based Assignments/Exams . A 1-hour workshop recorded on August 28, 2019, demonstrating use of Gradescope to mark traditional paper-based assignments and exams
- Marking Programming Assignments . A 1-hour workshop recorded on August 23, 2019, demonstrating use of Gradescope to mark programming assignments
If you encounter problems or have questions, you can also email help@gradescope.ca.
Exam Scanning
Science Technology Services offers free examination scanning to instructors in the Faculty of Science — no need to scan your own exams! Click here for more information.
Canadian Hosting Available
- As of September 2020, Western members now have access to gradescope.ca, an instance of the Gradescope service hosted in a Canadian data centre
- We recommend that all new courses use this URL instead of gradescope.com to keep student data stored in Canada
- Note that the two URLs are completely separate instances of the Gradescope service
- Existing gradescope.com users will not see their old courses on gradescope.ca, but can continue to access them through gradescope.com
Gradescope Integration with OWL
- Instructors now have the option of having a Gradescope integration added to their OWL sites
- Once added to an OWL site:
- Instructors and students will be able to access Gradescope through OWL
- There is no need for students to create a separate Gradescope account or log in through a separate page
- The OWL class roster will be synchronized between the OWL course site and Gradescope
- Currently, grades cannot be automatically synchronized between Gradescope and OWL
- For the Fall term, instructors will need to continue exporting grades from Gradescope and importing them into the OWL Gradebook
- WTS is working on grade synchronization and have indicated it may be available in the Winter term
- Instructors who wish to have Gradescope added to their OWL site must request it through the WTS Helpdesk
