# AI Grading

AI Grading helps you evaluate open-ended student submissions — essays, written answers, and uploaded assignments — by providing AI-generated score suggestions and feedback.

## Where AI Grading Appears

AI Grading is available in two contexts:

* **Open-ended exercise questions** — When you manually grade free-answer questions in an exercise
* **Assignment submissions** — When you review and score student publications in the Assignments tool

Look for the **AI grading** button (indicated by a lightning bolt icon <img src="https://3870221420-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSHilSeDtvDev0n1c7wbJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5d59fd6afe84db3b85231b1c5c5b33d8a01746f9%2Fmdi-robot.svg?alt=media" alt="AI" data-size="line">) in the grading interface.

## How It Works

![The AI grading interface showing a student submission with suggested score and feedback](https://3870221420-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSHilSeDtvDev0n1c7wbJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0b6a99c63108d1da99f3a08ffffeffe2cdc3aa58%2Fai-grading-interface.png?alt=media)

1. Open a submission or answer that needs grading
2. Click the **AI grading** button
3. The AI analyzes the student's response and produces:
   * A **suggested score** based on the quality and relevance of the answer
   * **Feedback comments** explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the response
4. Review the AI's suggestions
5. **Accept, modify, or reject** the score and feedback
6. Save your final grade

## Important Notes

* **AI grading is a suggestion** — You always have the final say. The AI provides a starting point that you can adjust based on your professional judgment.
* **Review is essential** — AI may misinterpret context, miss nuances, or score incorrectly. Always review the suggested grade before confirming.
* **Works best with clear criteria** — The more specific your assignment instructions and grading rubric, the better the AI's suggestions will be.

## Tips

* **Use for large classes** — AI grading is most valuable when you have many submissions to review, as it speeds up the initial evaluation
* **Provide detailed assignment descriptions** — Clear instructions help the AI understand what a good response looks like
* **Calibrate expectations** — Grade a few submissions manually first to establish your standards, then use AI grading to help with the rest
* **Use the feedback** — AI-generated feedback can be a useful starting point for your comments, even if you adjust the score