Review AI Scores & Feedback

After students submit their work and AI grading completes, you can review each submission to verify scores, read feedback, and make adjustments before returning grades to students. The review experience varies by assignment type, so this guide covers:

• Writing & Multi-Media Assignments (Writing, Video, Presentations, Art)
• Structured Assignments (Exams, Quizzes, Problem Sets, Worksheets)
• Handwritten Submissions (special considerations)

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Accessing Submissions

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From the Assignment Page

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Submission Status

Each submission shows its current status:

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Writing & Multi-Media Assignments

This section covers Writing & Essays, Video & Audio, Presentations, and Art & Design assignments.

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The Review Interface

Click any submission to open the review page:

• Left panel: Student’s submitted work (document, video, or visual)
• Right panel: AI-generated scores and feedback organized by tabs

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Understanding Scores

The AI scores each rubric criterion separately. For each criterion, you’ll see:

• Criterion name - What was evaluated
• Score - Points earned out of possible points
• Level achieved - Which rubric level the submission matched (shown as a colored progress bar)
• Justification - AI’s reasoning for the score with evidence comments from student submission (only visible to you and not the students)

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Editing Scores

You can adjust AI-assigned scores if you disagree with the grading. To change a criterion score:

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Point Range Adjustments

If your rubric has Point Ranges enabled, you can fine-tune scores within a level:

1. Select the appropriate level
2. Enter an exact point value within that level’s min-max range
3. The score reflects your custom value while staying within the level bounds

For example, if “Proficient” is 7-9 points, you can award exactly 8 points.

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Understanding Feedback

The Student Feedback tab shows all AI-generated feedback. Feedback is organized into sections based on your chosen feedback style.

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Editing Feedback Sections

Each feedback section can be edited independently using manual editing or AI assistance.

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Manual Editing

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AI-Assisted Editing

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Deleting Sections

1. Click the Edit button
2. Select Delete
3. The section is removed

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Adjust All Feedback at Once

Use the Adjust All Feedback panel to modify all feedback sections simultaneously with AI. Quick prompts - Click any preset option:

• Simpler language - Makes feedback easier to understand
• More detail - Adds more specific observations
• Shorter - Condenses feedback to key points
• Add examples - Includes concrete examples from the student’s work
• More encouraging - Adds positive framing

Custom prompts - Type your own instruction in the text area (e.g., “Focus on growth mindset” or “Reference the rubric criteria by name”). After AI generates the draft:

1. Review the changes (shown with a green border)
2. Click Accept to apply all changes
3. Or click Reject to discard and keep the original

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Targeted Feedback (Inline Comments)

For Writing & Essays assignments using the Targeted feedback style, comments appear directly on specific text passages—similar to commenting in Google Docs.

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Viewing Targeted Comments

• Comments are highlighted in the student’s text (left panel)
• All comments also appear in the Student Feedback tab sidebar (right panel)
• Click any comment in the sidebar to scroll to its location in the document

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Adding Comments

1. In the left panel, highlight text in the student’s submission
2. Click the Add Comment button that appears
3. Type your feedback
4. The comment is linked to that specific passage

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Editing and Deleting Comments

• Click any comment to edit its text
• Use the menu (three dots) to delete a comment

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AI Editing for Targeted Feedback

When using “Adjust All Feedback” with targeted feedback style, the AI edits all inline comments while preserving their positions in the text.

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Video & Audio Submissions

For Video & Audio assignments, comments are tied to specific timestamps rather than text positions.

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Viewing Video Comments

• Comments appear in chronological order in the feedback panel
• Each comment shows its timestamp as a badge
• Click any comment to jump to that moment in the video

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Adding Timestamped Comments

1. Play the video to the moment you want to comment on
2. Pause at that timestamp
3. Click Add Comment
4. Type your feedback
5. The comment is saved at that timestamp

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Editing Video Comments

• Click any comment to edit its text
• Use the menu to delete a comment
• Timestamps cannot be changed after creation

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Presentation & Art Submissions

Presentations and Art & Design submissions display as PDFs in the left panel.

• Scoring works identically to writing assignments (per-criterion)
• Feedback sections can be edited manually
• Targeted inline comments are not available for these types (use Glow & Grow, Structured, or another section-based style instead)

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Structured Assignments

This section covers Exams, Quizzes, Problem Sets, and Worksheets.

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The Review Interface

Structured assignments have a different layout optimized for question-by-question review:

• Left panel: The original assignment document with student’s answers
• Right panel: Question list and per-question scoring
• Navigation: Questions appear as a list; click any question to review it

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Understanding Scores

Each question is scored individually with its own rubric. For each question, you’ll see:

• Question number and text
• Student’s answer (extracted from their submission)
• Score - Points earned based on the rubric level selected by the AI

The AI selects a rubric level (e.g., “Excellent”, “Good”, “Needs Improvement”) for each criterion, which determines the points awarded. There is no separate AI reasoning text - the score is based directly on the rubric level definitions you created. Sub-questions (like 2a, 2b, 2c) are scored separately, and their totals sum to the parent question’s score.

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Editing Scores

To change a question score: Each rubric level has predefined points, so you’re selecting the level that best matches the student’s work rather than entering arbitrary point values.

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Feedback in Structured Assignments

Structured assignments provide per-question feedback through dedicated tabs for each question: Each question has four tabs:

1. Feedback - General feedback about the student’s response
2. Score - Rubric breakdown showing the level selected for each criterion
3. Strengths - What the student did well on this question
4. Improvements - Areas where the student can improve

Editing feedback:

• Click on any tab to view or edit that section
• Feedback, Strengths, and Improvements can all be edited by clicking the Edit button
• Changes are saved individually per question

Differences from essay-type assignments:

• There is no “Adjust All Feedback” feature (feedback is per-question)
• There are no feedback style options (Glow & Grow, Targeted, etc.)
• Feedback is organized by question rather than by overall sections

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Handwritten Submissions

GradingPal automatically detects when a submission contains handwritten text. Handwritten submissions have some different capabilities compared to typed/digital submissions.

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How It Works

When the AI detects handwritten content in a PDF submission, it:

1. Displays the submission as a PDF (regardless of assignment type)
2. Adjusts certain feedback editing features (see below)
3. Uses backend-stored annotations instead of interactive text highlighting

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Available Features for Handwritten Submissions

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Targeted Feedback on Handwritten Submissions

If you selected Targeted feedback style and the submission is handwritten:

• Comments appear in a list format (no interactive text highlighting)
• You can view, edit, and delete comments manually
• AI editing of targeted comments is not available

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Recommendations for Handwritten Work

If you frequently receive handwritten submissions:

1. Use section-based feedback styles - Glow & Grow, Structured, or Actionable work better than Targeted for handwritten work
2. Review manually - Plan to edit feedback manually rather than relying on AI editing
3. Consider typed alternatives - If students can type responses (even short ones), the full feature set becomes available

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Quick Reference: Editing Capabilities by Assignment Type

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Navigating Between Submissions

Review multiple submissions efficiently:

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Submission Actions

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Mark as Completed

Track which submissions you’ve reviewed:

1. Click Mark as Completed in the header
2. Status changes from “Pending Review” to “Completed”

To revert: Click Mark as Pending

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Hide Points from Student

If you want students to see feedback but not numerical scores:

1. Toggle Hide Points in the header
2. When returned, students see feedback without point values

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Export to PDF

Download a PDF of the graded submission:

1. Click Export in the header
2. Choose options (include student work, rubric scores, feedback)
3. Click Download PDF

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Delete Submission

Remove a submission:

1. Click Delete
2. Confirm the deletion

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Handling Failed Submissions

If a submission shows “Failed” status:

1. Click on the submission to see the error
2. Click Retry Grading to attempt grading again
3. If the issue persists, check that the file is valid and readable

Common causes:

• Corrupted or unreadable files
• Unsupported file formats
• Very large files that timeout

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Bulk Actions

For efficiency with large classes:

1. Select submissions using the checkboxes
2. Choose a bulk action:
   • Mark as Completed - Update status for all selected
   • Return All - Return grades to all selected students
   • Export All - Download PDFs for all selected

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Tips for Efficient Review

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Related Articles

• Return Submissions & Feedback
• Upload Student Work
• Edit Assignment Details & Rubric
• Assignment Settings