When choosing your tools, remember that the best tool for your course is generally
- What you and your students are most familiar with.
- What ensures all students have a way to participate.
- What's doable.
- What's supported by the university (you're going to need support).
Both UVACollab's "Test and Quizzes" and Gradescope are software for assessing your students. You are able to administer and grade quizzes and exams. Take a look at the following chart for a feature comparison to help you decide which tool is best for your course.
| Tests and Quizzes | Gradescope |
|---|---|
| Options to create new assessments, import from a Word doc, duplicate assessments, and use question pools. | Options to create new assessments and duplicate assessments. Can post a PDF template as an exam/assignment, but cannot import questions from a Word doc. No question pools. |
| Options to mix multiple question types in one assessment. | Options to mix multiple question types in one assessment. |
| Simple integration with UVACollab Gradebook. | Integration with UVACollab Gradebook is straightforward, but does take a couple extra steps. |
| Automated grading on many question types. | Automated grading on many question types. Additionally, AI-assisted answer-grouping allows the instructor to grade similar answers together, greatly speeding up the grading process. |
| No simple way to provide hand-written feedback. | Can easily provide digital handwritten feedback directly on student work. |
| Highly customizable settings. | Not as many customizable settings as Test and Quizzes, but still enough to tailor your assessment to your needs. |
| Extensive UVACollab support available. | Some UVA/Collab support available. |
| No features to coordinate grading among multiple TAs/instructors. | Built to allow seamless division of grading duties among multiple TAs and instructors. |
| Fixed point values assigned to questions for grading. | Highly customizable grading rubrics help to award partial credit, give specific feedback to students, and allow for retroactive changes to the grading scheme. |
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