University of Massachusetts Amherst: UMass Amherst instructors use Gradescope, a grading tool that uses AI to automatically sort similar student answers into groups. Instead of grading each submission one at a time, instructors can grade an entire group of similar responses at once — a major time-saver in classes with hundreds of students. | AI Trace
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UMass Amherst instructors use Gradescope, a grading tool that uses AI to automatically sort similar student answers into groups. Instead of grading each submission one at a time, instructors can grade an entire group of similar responses at once — a major time-saver in classes with hundreds of students.
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Gradescope's AI-assisted grouping feature uses machine learning to cluster student responses by similarity, enabling instructors to apply a single grade or comment to an entire cluster. It supports handwritten exam scans, typed responses, and programming assignments. Gradescope is integrated directly into Canvas, UMass Amherst's learning management system (the platform used to distribute course materials and collect assignments). The UMass system piloted Gradescope at UMass Lowell in Spring 2019; it is now actively promoted to Amherst faculty through the IDEAS instructional design team and is used by the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences.
