Gradescope
Overview (edited from a doc at Stanford)
Gradescope is
an online platform for grading exams and homework. For each problem, you
will be able to see clearly which rubric items your solution satisfied and
any additional comments the grader has for you. Two important notes:
- Assignments and exams will still be evaluated by people (TA or prof).
- Gradescope has deadlines. If you miss a deadline for some reason,
email your .pdf file to elizabeth.oneil at umb.edu, with explanation for
lateness. The prof (or TA) can submit the .pdf, but also has to figure
out the pages for it. That's your job (see point 3 below).
How
do I get an account?
We'll set up the
accounts based on the Wiser classlist (specifically its UMB emails) just
after the add/drop period. Then you can try to login based on your
UMB email, and click the "forgot password" button and follow the
directions to verify your identity.
How
do I actually upload my work?
For
each assignment or exam, you must
- Produce a legible PDF of your complete solutions to each problem (how?
see next heading). Make sure your problems are clearly labeled!
(Photographs of pages, displayed on the screen for example, can also be
submitted.)
- Upload the PDF to Gradescope by the deadline
- Select the page(s) that contain the solution to each of the assigned
problems. Note: Failure to do this finalizing step will mean that some
or all of your problems will not be graded! The grader will simply not
see your work and will give you a 0 on it. You can "reselect" pages
after submission but before grading starts on an assignment.
- An example of the PDF submission process is depicted in this helpful
Youtube video.
How
do I produce a PDF of my homework?
This
does not mean
you have to type up your solutions on a computer (though you are certainly
free to do so). It just means you have to scan or otherwise capture your
handwritten work and create a PDF from it.
- You can edit HTML/text with Google Docs or Word or an HTML
editor. I use BlueGriffon. Then there are online converters from HTML to
pdf. Word and Google Docs can save work as pdf. They can both also
incorporate images from files.
- To scan your written homework, there are a number of mobile/tablet
apps for various platforms recommended
by Gradescope that will allow you to turn photos
into multi-page PDFs. Note: GeniusScan is also available for iPhone and
some may find it preferrable to Scannable.
- Please try to avoid uploading unprocessed photographs of your work. It's
not technically a problem, but it might lead to slow and timed-out
uploads on your end, and so it is preferred that you use some kind of
scanning app to process the images and produce smaller and more
manageable files.
- Of course, your scan will be of higher quality if you write your
solutions up using a darker pencil or black/blue pen.
NOTE: Make
sure to preview your scan before you upload it to Gradescope! You want to
make sure that every bit of work is visible and readable so that the
graders can provide accurate feedback on your solutions.
What
if I notice an error in a solution or forgot a page of my assignment
when I submitted it?
If
the deadline has not passed,
you can resubmit your homework as many times as you like. Here's how:
- Go to Gradescope and click on the relevant assignment to view your
submission.
- In the bottom right hand corner of your browser, you should see a
"resubmit" button. This will allow you to update your submission to
correct the error you noticed.
- Only your final submission will be graded.
NOTE: Choosing
to resubmit your assignment will completely erase your old submission, so you
will have to reupload your entire solution again.
Gradescope does not currently allow you to just update a single question.
How
do I see how I did on the assignment?
Once
the submission deadline has past, your homework will be graded, typically
within one week, and then your scores and graded submissions will be made
available to you.
What
if I think one of my problems was graded incorrectly?
Please
understand that we can only grade what is visible in the submission.
If
you think you deserve more points based on visible work
in your original submission and the grader's rubric, there will be a
process for addressing these concerns, use the Gradescope regrade request.