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Grade handwritten tests with AI, then approve every score.

Can AI grade handwritten tests?

Short answer: Yes. Mark My Tests reads scanned or photographed handwritten answers and drafts a score and feedback for each one against your rubric or answer key. Answers it can’t read confidently are flagged for you first, and you approve every grade. Clear, complete scans give the best results.

Grade a paper test How it works
How it works

From your test to reviewed results.

  1. 1Keep the paper testYou don’t need to move your class onto a device. Hand out the test as usual, then scan the stack or take photos.
    • One combined PDF from a bulk scan.
    • Separate PDFs or photos per student.
    • A classroom QR code so students can upload their own pages, where enabled.
  2. 2Scores and feedback against your rubricFor each question the AI drafts a score, a short justification tied to your rubric and feedback for the student.
    • Your rubric or answer key, not a generic one.
    • Partial credit where your rubric allows it.
    • Edit any score or comment before release.
  3. 3What happens when it can’t read an answerSome handwriting is hard to read for people and software alike. Low-confidence reads are flagged so you can look at the original page and decide.
    • The original script stays visible while you review.
    • Flagged answers are sorted to the top.
    • Better scans mean fewer flags.
Example answer

One answer, marked against your scheme.

Each answer is checked point by point against the mark scheme you uploaded, not a generic rubric.

Switch between the AI draft and the answer after your review. Example data.

Q4 · Science · Rates of reaction · 3 marksExample data

Explain why increasing the temperature increases the rate of a reaction.

Student answerthe particles move faster so they collide more often
Mark scheme · Points
✓Particles have more kinetic energy or move faster.
✓More frequent collisions. Allow “collide more often”.
–More collisions have at least the activation energy. Not in this answer.
×Do not accept: “particles collide harder” on its own.
Marker 1: 2Marker 2: 2Markers agree
Both markers credited the same two points, so the mark stands.2/3
Why teachers use it

Built around your assessment.

One scanScan the whole class set into a single PDF and upload it once.
Phone photosPhotos of individual tests work too.
Script beside scoreSee the student’s handwriting next to each drafted score.
Flagged firstUnclear handwriting and uncertain scores come to you first.
Questions

Questions teachers ask about grading handwriting with AI

Anything else, ask us. We will tell you plainly what it does and does not do.

Keep exploring

AI grading for teachersWhat AI grading does, and what you still decide.Learn more →AI grading with your rubricHow the AI follows your rubric or answer key.Learn more →Handwritten test marking (UK)The same workflow, in UK marking terms.Learn more →How accurate is AI marking?What affects accuracy, and why review matters.Learn more →

Start with this week's test.

Use the paper you already set. You stay in control of every mark, your students get better feedback, and you see what to teach next.

No subscription required. You approve every mark.
Getting started
  1. 1Upload your test and mark schemeThe questions and mark-scheme points are pulled out for you to check.
  2. 2Add the class's scriptsScan the pile as one PDF, upload a file per student, or let students scan a QR code on their devices.
  3. 3Review and releaseEach student starts marking as soon as their name is confirmed. You check the flagged answers and release.