CoGrader’s Quiz Grader lets you upload quizzes, provide an answer key, and automatically grade student submissions. Here’s how to use it from start to finish.
Before using the Quiz Grader, you should see What Works and What Doesn’t When Creating a Quiz in Google Classroom to Grade with CoGrader
Step 1: Open the Quiz Grader
From your CoGrader dashboard, under Grade essays & quizzes, click Quizzes (Score multiple choice and short-answer questions).
This option is for grading multiple-choice or short-answer quizzes where you want answers compared against a key.
Step 2: Choose how to create the quiz
When prompted, choose one of the following:
Create manually → Set up a brand-new class and assignment.
Your school platform under or import from LMS (for example Google Classroom) → If you’re bringing in a quiz from Google Classroom, on the Google Form, make sure the form is set to “Make this a quiz” under Settings.
Without it, CoGrader won’t recognize the form as a quiz.
Fill in your class name and assignment name, and select the grade level (Elementary, Middle, High, or Higher Ed).
Step 3: Add or Upload an Answer Key
The answer key tells CoGrader how to grade your quiz. You can:
Upload a file (Image, PDF, DOCX, TXT, or CSV). The file can even be just the questions without the answers, and CoGrader will infer answers.
Create manually → Enter each question and its correct answer directly.
Select from your list → Reuse a saved answer key.
Once uploaded, CoGrader will prepare the key. You can then review each question, set point values, and mark the correct answers.
Step 4: Upload Student Submissions
In the Student submissions section, click Files from my computer to upload PDFs, Word documents, images or a CSV. You can also use Handwritten work, Google Drive, OneDrive or My school platform.
CSV Uploads
Ideal for uploading multiple students' work in one file.
Upload one CSV file at a time, on its own. See How to Upload Multiple Students' Work in One File (CSV).
CSV Format Requirements:
name | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
John Doe | The water cycle | Photosynthesis | B | A |
First row: must contain clear headers (
name,Q1,Q2, etc.)The first column can be labeled
nameand matched under “Student Name” during import.Each question (Q1, Q2, etc.) should be mapped correctly to the corresponding field during CSV import.
Step 5: Review Results
Once processing is complete, CoGrader will:
Match student answers against the answer key.
Mark correct and incorrect responses.
Provide AI-generated feedback explaining errors.
You can then adjust scores or feedback manually if needed. When a submission looks right, click Approve.
Step 6: Share Feedback
When grading is done, click Share feedback on the assignment page (or on a student's feedback page). Choose how to share, pick the feedback sections and students to include, preview what students will see, then share or download. See How to Share Feedback with Students in CoGrader.
That's it. Your quiz is graded and ready to share.