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Enhance your grading experience with new features & accessibility wins in Gradescope

We are thrilled to unveil a significant suite of updates to Gradescope, meticulously crafted to empower you with greater efficiency, accessibility, and student engagement. In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, it's vital to have tools that not only enhance the teaching experience but also provide meaningful, accessible feedback to students. These innovations represent our steadfast commitment to elevating the assessment landscape and fostering a seamless learning environment for all.

Updates now available in Gradescope

Unwavering accessibility meets ease-of-use

Unleash a wave of inclusive learning with Gradescope's accessible, intuitive design that welcomes educators and students of all abilities, fostering seamless adoption and success across your institution.

  • Enjoy 100% WCAG Level A compliance. We proudly announce Gradescope's achievement of 100% WCAG Level A status, as verified by our venerable partners at Level Access. This signifies a monumental leap forward in inclusive design, ensuring equitable access to the platform for all users, regardless of ability.

  • Learn Gradescope with an in-app tutorial. The journey to grading mastery begins effortlessly with our intuitive, in-app guide. Nested within the first term of your account, the interactive Gradescope Tutorial course provides step-by-step guidance, equipping new users with the essential skills to unlock digital grading with confidence.

A feedback powerhouse at your fingertips

Ditch the grading drudgery, amplify your impact, and ensure no student misses the lightbulb moment. Gradescope streamlines effective feedback, paving the path to student success, one insightful annotation at a time.

  • Toggle on a keyboard shortcut map. Gradescope’s keyboard shortcuts help you grade faster, and a toggleable map (SHIFT + ?) empowers novice and seasoned graders alike to quickly reference the available hotkeys for every action on the grading page.

  • Use keyboard shortcuts for annotation tools. In addition to the existing keyboard shortcuts for applying rubric items and navigating, a robust set of dedicated keyboard shortcuts for annotation tools grants you precise control, allowing you to highlight, comment, and illuminate student work with unparalleled speed and finesse.

  • Ensure students see your feedback. Feedback indicators signal to students to view their graded work and your valuable guidance so they can close any knowledge gaps before the next test.

Supercharged support for educators

Dive into a vast sea of knowledge with our enhanced documentation, designed to streamline your workflow and empower your teaching experience. Find answers instantly and master all assessments with unprecedented ease and confidence.

  • Knowledge at your fingertips. Dive into a trove of new articles addressing frequently encountered questions, while existing resources have been meticulously revised for optimal clarity and effectiveness.

  • Employ code autograder best practices. Master the art of automated programming assignments with our thoughtfully compiled compendium of best practices for building airtight code autograders, gleaned from the collective wisdom of our expert educator community and Gradescope's engineering wizards.

  • COMING SOON! A new and improved Help Center. We are diligently crafting a next-generation Help Center to provide even more comprehensive guidance, presented with intuitive navigation to improve your workflow efficiency and make your experience more seamless. Stay tuned for more information as we make this transition.

At Turnitin, we are relentless in our pursuit of educational excellence. We are proud to support educators in their mission to inspire and empower the next generation. These latest advancements represent a testament to our dedication, and we eagerly invite you to leverage their power to unlock new heights of efficiency, accessibility, and student engagement. Embrace the transformation, and let us help pave the way for a brighter future of assessment.