Welcome to EssayGrader

Welcome to EssayGrader!

Grading is one of the most important — and most time-consuming — parts of teaching. On average, teachers in the U.S. spend nearly 10 hours each week grading, with 95% of them taking work home. Delayed feedback slows student growth, inconsistency risks fairness, and teacher burnout hurts morale.

EssayGrader was built by educators who know that burden first-hand. It automates the repetitive parts of grading while keeping teachers at the center of the process. The result: you save time, students get faster feedback, and everyone benefits from more consistent grading.

Why EssayGrader?

Save time: Grade a full class in minutes.
Stay consistent: Align every paper to the same rubric.
Support students: Give actionable, personalized feedback.
Protect teachers: Reduce burnout while keeping you in control.

💡 Did you know? EssayGrader users report saving up to 80% of their grading time — while still reviewing and customizing every piece of feedback before it goes back to students.

What EssayGrader Does

Connects to your LMS in less than a minute.
Imports student work (PDFs, Docs, handwritten scans, and more).
Grades to your rubrics (create from scratch, upload your own, use templates, or build with AI).
Generates detailed feedback reports for each student.
Detects AI and plagiarism (coming soon) with transparent flags.
Exports feedback seamlessly back to your LMS.
Tracks student progress over time with metrics and analytics.

Step-by-Step Tour

Here’s what your first grading session looks like if you are using, for example, Google Classroom:

1. Connect Google Classroom

Log into EssayGrader.
Click import from Classroom and authorize the connection.
Your classes and assignments will appear instantly for import.

2. Import Assignments

Select a class and assignment.
EssayGrader automatically pulls in all student submissions.
Choose whether to grade all students or just a subset.

3. Choose or Create a Rubric

You have four options for rubrics:

Use a built-in template (state standards, Common Core, subject-specific).
Upload your own rubric (just drop in a PDF or Word doc).
Generate a rubric with AI to get started quickly.
Build one from scratch manually.

Once created, rubrics are yours alone unless you choose to share them.

🔒 Privacy Note: Student data and teacher rubrics are never shared or used to train external models.

4. Generate Feedback

EssayGrader:

Reads the student work and rubric.
Produces rubric-aligned feedback, a grade, and writing insights.
Flags possible AI use or plagiarismv(coming soon).

You review everything before it goes back to students.

5. Review & Customize

Edit any feedback text.
Adjust rubric scores with sliders.
Add your own comments anywhere in the essay.
Compare submissions side-by-side to see growth over time.

💡 Did you know? Some teachers use EssayGrader for iterative assignments — asking students to revise based on the first round of feedback, then resubmitting before a grade is given.

6. Export Back to Google Classroom

Choose what to share (feedback only, or grades + annotations).
Export in one click.
Feedback is added beneath the student’s original submission — their work is never altered.

7. Track Student Progress (coming soon)

View score distributions for the class.
Identify common writing challenges.
Get automated lesson planning suggestions.
Export reports for principals, parents, or grant applications.

Additional Features

AI Detection: Highlights lines likely written by AI, helping align with school AI policies.
Plagiarism Detection: Coming soon, it will identify peer-to-peer copying (expanded detection will eventually be added).
Writing Insights: Flags issues like sentence structure, clarity gaps, or logical inconsistencies.
Grammar Reports: Pinpoints errors in spelling and grammar and suggests improvements.

Privacy & Security

FERPA and COPPA compliant.
Data stays private: Student work and rubrics are not shared unless you choose to share them.
Secure by design: EssayGrader meets cybersecurity standards and never trains models on your data.

What’s Coming Soon

A growing library of up to 500+ rubrics by subject and standard.
MLA/APA citation support.
Enhanced plagiarism tools.
Upgraded student reports with clearer visuals.
Class-to-class performance comparisons.

Learn More

Help Center: FAQs and tutorials built into the platform.
Chat Support: Available from the help bubble in your dashboard.
Request a Feature: Share your ideas directly with our team.
Certification Course: A free 25-minute course for schools and districts led by a teacher power-user, showing practical tips and workflows.

In short: EssayGrader helps you grade smarter, not harder. Connect your classroom, attach a rubric, and experience how much time you can save—while giving students the timely, personalized feedback they deserve.

Updated on: 09/20/2025

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