AI assisted grading (beta)

Updated 10 Jul 2025

New feature: In some MyLab and Mastering Platform Update courses, you can use AI assisted grading (beta). This tool, available as a beta release, lets you:

• Use AI to find your questions (rather than pinning).
• Use AI to analyze your questions and suggest a rubric.

Use this tool for worksheets, quizzes, or tests that use labelled questions. For example:

• 1, 2, 3…
• a, b, c…
• i, ii, iii…

Use AI assisted grading to find your questions

1. Create an assignment using the Freehand Grader.
2. On step 2, the Upload and Arrange tab, upload a single PDF assignment document. Drag and drop the file or browse to select it.
   
3. Select Try AI Assisted Grading (Beta) to use AI to find your questions. This replaces marking the location of each question by “dropping a pin” on it.
   The program analyzes your PDF and extracts the questions.
   
   
4. Verify the order and the text of each question. You can drag-and-drop to rearrange the order.
   
   
5. Select Confirm questions.

Use AI assisted grading to setup rubrics

If you use AI assisted grading to find your questions, you can use it to setup rubrics.

1. Select Setup rubrics.
   
2. On the Rubric setup page, select a question.
3. Select Create new and enter a rubric name.
4. Select Generate with AI.
   
5. Edit the rubric, if needed.
6. Select Save.
7. Select Next question and repeat the process for all questions.
8. Available for the last question, select Finish and Schedule. After you finish, the rubric for this assignment cannot be changed.
   
9. Select Schedule to assign the dates for the assignment on step 3, the Choose Settings tab.
10. Select Save and Assign.

 

See also: Create a Freehand Grader assignment