Getting started with Gradency
The shortest path from a stack of scanned exams to per-student feedback in your students' inboxes.
Heads up: Full reference docs are in development. This page covers the end-to-end workflow at a high level — for setup help or specific questions, reach out via the contact form.
1. Set up a course
Create a course from the dashboard and import your roster. You can paste names, upload a CSV/Excel sheet, or add students one-by-one. Custom fields (student ID, room, section) are configurable per course and travel through to email templates and exports.
2. Generate or upload an exam
Two paths from the same dashboard:
- QR-coded templates. Upload a blank exam template, and Gradency generates a per-student PDF with embedded QR codes so scanned stacks split back to the right student automatically.
- Pre-printed exams. If you already printed without QR codes, upload a single scanned stack and split by fixed page count, or upload pre-split per-student PDFs directly.
3. Define your rubric
Rubrics are structured per question: title, point value, and optional grading notes. Gradency can auto-generate a starting rubric from your answer key, which you then refine. Each rubric is stored alongside the exam and travels with it through every regrade.
4. Grade
Hit Start grading and Gradency renders each student PDF + your answer key + rubric, then produces per-question scores and feedback. Progress is tracked in real time. Strictness can be set to lenient, standard, or strict per exam.
5. Review
The three-pane review interface shows the answer key, the student's scanned work, and per-question feedback side by side. Override any score, edit any feedback, and the original score is preserved as an audit trail.
6. Deliver
Email graded results to students individually or in bulk. Export to CSV for your gradebook or LMS. Students who reply with objections can be pulled via IMAP and tracked alongside grades.
What's next
- Pricing — free during early access, with institutional plans on request.
- Security — encryption, access control, and self-hosting options.
- Data Use — exactly what we send to the grading subsystem and what we retain.