Paper Exam Grading at Institutional Scale
Dedicated onboarding, priority support, and AI-powered features — built for departments running thousands of exams a year.
Used by instructors across North America
Fits the workflow faculty already know
From question import to LMS gradebook — every step of the exam process, with no proprietary hardware and no new habits to build.
Bring your existing questions
Upload from Word, PDF, Canvas QTI, Connect exports, or a photo of a printed exam. Faculty keep the question banks they already have.
Every student gets a unique paper
Question order, answer order, and variable values all randomize automatically. No two papers are identical. Print on regular paper — no bubble sheets.
Scan, upload, done
Collect papers at the end of class. Scan with any scanner to a PDF. Upload once — auto-grading completes in under 2 minutes. Illegible answers are flagged for review.
Grades go straight to Canvas or Blackboard
Export the graded results directly to your LMS gradebook with one click. No manual re-entry, no spreadsheet wrangling. Works with Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, and Moodle.
The Comparison
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Choose Scantron if...
- Your department already owns Scantron hardware
- You're happy with your current setup and it's not worth learning a new system
Choose Blended Teaching if...
- Auto-generated unique versions of your exams
- Easy upload of your existing questions and exams
- Insights on class performance
- Personalized feedback for students
- A free solution for students and instructors
- To auto-grade short answers as well as multiple choice
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Description | Create & Grade Paper Exams | Bubble Sheet Grading Machines |
| Focus | Business Schools | Any subject |
| Funding source | Universities | Private Equity |
| Cost to instructors | Free | Paid by department |
| Quiz Design | ||
| Question types | Multiple choiceShort answers | Multiple choice |
| Question upload formats | JPGPDFWordManualQTI | ManualPDF |
| Question generator | Yes | No |
| Number of quiz versions | Unlimited (auto-generated) | 4 (manually written) |
| Platform randomization abilities | Numbers in questionsQuestion selectionAnswer optionsQuestion order | No |
| Exams & Grading | ||
| Paper | Regular paper | Special paper (purchased separately from Scantron) |
| Answer format | Bubble sheets (Multiple choice)Written answer blocks | Bubble sheets (Multiple choice) |
| Partial credit for workings | Yes | No |
| Short answers | YesInstructor sets rubric | No |
| Essays | No | No |
| Results & Feedback | ||
| Exam analytics | Detailed statistics | Basic printed report |
| Individual student analysis | Correct / IncorrectAuto-identify challenging concepts | No |
| Feedback for students | Yes | No |
| Supporting teaching materials | Yes | No |
| Grade export | LMS integrationExcel download | Excel download |
Onboarding and support built for institutions
We know that at scale, a tool is only as good as the support behind it.
- Dedicated setup call with your team (IT, admin, faculty leads)
- Live webinar for instructors — run before the first exam cycle
- Full help centre with step-by-step guides and videos
- Scanner compatibility check before go-live
- LMS integration configured for you (Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, Moodle)
- Priority support queue for institutional accounts
- Named account contact for large deployments
- Same-day response SLA for exam-day issues
- In-app review tools for illegible or ambiguous answers
- Regular product updates — you get new features as they ship
Features that go beyond what Scantron can do
We are building the assessment platform of the next decade, not a replacement for hardware from the last one.
Dynamic question converter
Paste in any question — word problem, diagram description, formula — and our AI rewrites it with new values, new distractors, and a validated answer key. Build a test bank in minutes, not hours.
Post-exam analytics
After grading, see exactly which questions tripped students up. Auto-generated slides flag the concepts to revisit in class. No manual analysis required.
Short answer AI review
For short answer questions, AI provides a first-pass grade and confidence score against your rubric. Instructors review flagged responses — not every single one.
Pricing that scales with your institution
We price on an FTE basis — one annual rate based on your student headcount, covering every instructor and every exam across your department. No per-exam fees, no per-instructor charges.
Book a demo and we will put together a proposal based on your exam volume and department size.
“This tool is a game changer! It eliminates Scantrons, reduces grading errors, and significantly improves assessment integrity.”
Dr. James Young
University of Oklahoma
Common Questions
Questions from department administrators
Ready to see it in action?
Book a 30-minute demo. We will walk through the full workflow, answer questions from your IT and admin team, and put together a pricing proposal on the same call.