Sometimes teachers collect all student work in a single document (like a PDF or Word file).
You can either use the Handwritten flow, where CoGrader will process the file and attempt to split it into individual student essays, upload it as a CSV, or upload each student's file separately.
Here’s the correct way to upload multiple students’ work in one file so that every submission is graded:
Option 1: Let CoGrader split the file
If you have one PDF with the whole class, use the handwritten flow and choose One scan of the whole class. CoGrader asks How should CoGrader split your file? Pick Find each student's essay for me, or Every student wrote the same number of pages and enter the page count.
If you upload a single PDF in Create manually, CoGrader asks Is this one student's work or several? Choose Several students.
Option 2: Use a CSV File
Open a new Google Sheet
Just type sheet.new in your browser to start fresh.
Set up two columns:
Column A → Student name
Column B → Assignment content
Example:
Student name | Assignment content |
John | It has been a very wonderful time with Shola and Ade… |
Jane | Michael was startled out of sleep with a slap… |
Paste each student’s work into its own row under Assignment content.
Tip: Copy directly from your collected PDF or Word doc.
Download as a CSV
In Google Sheets: go to File → Download → Comma Separated Values (.csv).
Upload to CoGrader
In your assignment setup, in the Student submissions section, click Files from my computer and choose the CSV. Upload one CSV file at a time, on its own.
Map “Student name” to the name field and “Assignment content” to submission content.
Click Import.
Now, each student’s submission will appear separately and be graded individually.
If Your CSV Has Additional Columns
Your CSV does not need to contain only two columns. If your CSV was exported from an LMS, Google Form, or another platform, it may include additional columns such as period, student ID, class information, timestamps, or other details. That’s okay. CoGrader will ignore the columns you don’t use.
During the mapping step, you only need to identify which column contains the student’s name and which column contains the student’s written response. The column names can vary. For example, a column labeled Student ID might contain student names, while a column labeled Body or the full writing prompt might contain their responses.
Map those columns to Student name and Assignment content in CoGrader, then click Import. CoGrader will use the mapped information to create each student’s submission and ignore the remaining columns.
Option 3: Upload Files Individually
If you have each student’s work saved as separate files (e.g., PDF, Word, or Google Docs), you can upload them directly:
In the Student submissions section, click Files from my computer (or, on an existing assignment, Add Submissions > Upload files).
Select multiple files at once from your computer.
Each file will be treated as one student’s submission.