Using Gradescope Workflows for Handwritten or Drawn Assignments

Owned by Franklin Clark (Unlicensed), created
Nov 16, 2023
2 min read

Summary

This article explains how to use three types of Gradescope assignments that work best when giving an assignment where students will handwrite or draw answers.

Using Online Assignments

  1. Create a Gradescope assignment. Select Online Assignments as the assignment type. 

  2. Enter the assignment questions directly into Gradescope. Add File Upload fields to questions that require students to give drawn/handwritten answers.

  3. Have students work on the assignment in Gradescope and upload images/files of their drawn/handwritten answers to questions where you added a File Upload field. Students can upload files of any type. 

  4. Have students submit in Gradescope when they are finished. Some types of questions (e.g., multiple choice, short answer questions) will be auto-graded, and you can grade the rest using a rubric.

Using Homework/Problem Set

  1. Create a Gradescope assignment. Select Homework/Problem Set as the assignment type.

  2. Under Who will upload submissions?, "student" will be selected by default. Select “Allow students to view and download template” under Template Visibility.

  3. Upload a blank PDF of the assignment to Gradescope and use it to create an outline that gives submission and grading parameters.

  4. Have students download and print the assignment. They will see a link to download the assignment as soon as they open it.

  5. Have students handwrite or draw their answers on the printed assignment.

  6. Have students scan and upload their completed assignments to Gradescope.

Using Exams/Quizzes

  1. Create a Gradescope assignment. Select Exam/Quiz as the assignment type.

  2. Select “Student” under Who will upload submissions? Select “Allow students to view and download template” under Template Visibility.

  3. Upload a blank PDF of the assignment to Gradescope and use it to create an outline that gives submission and grading parameters.

  4. Have students download and print the assignment. They will see a link to download the assignment as soon as they open it.

  5. Have students handwrite or draw their answers on the printed assignment.

  6. Have students scan and upload their completed assignments to Gradescope.

Getting Help

Gradescope technical support questions should be sent to help@gradescope.com. For all other inquiries, please submit a help desk ticket to ensure proper routing to the person who can best assist you.