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Open Response Grading

Manual Scoring Made Better with TAO Grader

Our open response grading solution for teachers and scoring professionals makes online human scoring faster, more accurate and highly cost-effective.
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Maximize Efficiency. Minimize Stress

Today’s institutions are stretched thin, and grappling with grading means administrators have less time to dedicate to instruction. Not to mention, printing and storing all of those of test submissions can quickly add up costs. It's time to reimagine the way you manage and score open response assessment questions.Meet TAO Grader. Our solution for tech-enhanced manual scoring reduces the time spent on test grading with the help of a sleek and accessible software interface that ensures educators have the tools they need.
Compatible with Any Question TypeFrom extended text questions to math-based simulations, TAO Grader supports all QTI interaction types in TAO, including custom PCIs.
Grade Exams with Greater AccuracyAssign graders and reviewers based on subject matter or other scoring rules to enable faster and more consistent open response marking.
Empower Team CollaborationSupport for asynchronous team scoring improves collaboration in a large-scale assessment context.
Completely Eliminate PaperLighten the administrative load by eliminating the need to print, store, and score large volumes of tests by hand.

Get to Know TAO Grader

TAO Grader is available as an add-on to complement TAO’s suite of components, offering a WCAG compliant solution for technology-assisted human scoring that is intuitive, easy to use, and flexible to scale.
Tightly Integrated
Infrastructure for Scale
Results in Record-Time
Accessible by Default
Define Scoring Strategies
Multi-Trait Rubric Scoring
Rate the Rater
Device Responsive

Tightly Integrated

Thanks to the software’s tight integration with TAO, you can reduce your overall cost of ownership and optimize the end-to-end assessment cycle within one secure system.
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Infrastructure for Scale

TAO Grader leverages advanced cloud technology that allows for industrial scalability to suit both classroom and national assessment contexts.
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Results in Record-Time

Scoring results submitted from TAO Grader are immediately sent back to TAO’s reporting module for instant access to insights you can act on.
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Accessible by Default

Following WCAG 2.1 AA standards and Section 508 guidelines, TAO Grader’s rich accessibility features help you clearly focus on the scoring task at hand for a more streamlined test scoring process.
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Define Scoring Strategies

TAO Grader makes it easy to grade assessments by classroom or by other pre-defined groups, like subject matter. Leveraging read-behind scoring workflows also lets you define reviewers for individual items to ensure the fairness and accuracy of scores.

Multi-Trait & Rubric Scoring

Create rubrics that set clear expectations for test scorers and learners, and score individual assessment items based on any number of different factors.

Rate the Rater

Ensure test scorers are up to the task. TAO Grader’s Rate-the-Rater feature lets score reviewers flag scorer and item pairs for quality assurance of your assessments.

Grade on the Devices You Use Most

Grade assessments from anywhere, anytime. TAO Grader's modern user interface is responsive across modern browsers and mobile devices, including tablets.

Ensure Quality. Eliminate Bias

Engage subject matter experts in assessment scoring for faster, more accurate results. TAO Grader helps you ensure fair, quality grading by allowing you to assign users to review and challenge scores, while advanced workflow management even lets you define which scorers, subjects or percentage of scores should be reviewed.
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Close the Loop with TAO Grader

Ready to build-up your assessment ecosystem with TAO? Contact us to learn more about integrating our technology-assisted human scoring engine with our end-to-end software platform.
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