A New Partnership Between GradeHub and Canvas Unlocks Testing Data from Paper Answer Sheets
Educators have a smarter way to grade scantrons with a deep integration between GradeHub, a cloud-based grading system to grade paper answer sheets, and Canvas by Instructure.
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Educators have a smarter way to grade scantrons with a deep integration between GradeHub, a cloud-based grading system to grade paper answer sheets, and Canvas by Instructure, the learning management system used (and loved) by millions of passionate students and educators. GradeHub and Canvas are part of a growing trend of educational technology companies helping education shift from closed hardware and software applications to open cloud services where data can be used to improve instructional effectiveness and learning.
The partnership between GradeHub and Canvas streamlines test scoring and strengthens data security for colleges and universities using paper answer sheets to grade multiple-choice exams.
GradeHub creates, scores, and analyzes answer sheets securely on its cloud-based "hub." And, testing centers save time, and teachers get insightful reports to inform instruction. All testing centers or instructors need to use GradeHub is a regular scanner and web browser. That means instructors can grade exams and view reports from anywhere, at any time, on any device that has internet access.
"GradeHub helps bring grading and performance analysis processes into the twenty-first century," said Melissa Loble, vice president of partnerships and platform at Canvas. "This integration brings much-needed automated grading capabilities to Canvas for our customers who use testing centers and paper scoring sheets."
Seamlessly integrated, GradeHub allows instructors to create, print, grade, and analyze multiple-choice tests taken on GradeHub–Answer Sheets all within Canvas. Classes, rosters, exams, and grades are all automatically synchronized to eliminate errors, save time, streamline administration, improve security, and promote timely feedback to instructors and students.
"GradeHub is designed to help testing centers and IT teams provide a modern exam scanning service that is welcomed by instructors and students," stated Mark Espinola, Co-founder + CEO of GradeHub. "Our integration within the Canvas Ecosystem further simplifies and improves the grading process for students, instructors, testing centers, and IT teams."
To learn more about GradeHub for Canvas and experience a demo, visit GradeHub's blog and video and Canvas partner page.
About GradeHub
At GradeHub, we have come together to help educators with a smarter way to grade scantrons. So, we're building an easy tool for you to administer, score, and analyze exams using a modern, cloud-based approach. Our team has painstakingly focused on simplicity, convenience, and minimizing faculty disruption all while radically modernizing the technology to score and analyze paper answer sheets effortlessly and securely. Learn more about GradeHub at gradehub.com.
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