Spring 2026 Update

One of the biggest upgrades
to SmartGradr yet

Smarter rubric handling, a completely rebuilt results experience, customisable print reports, and a handful of long-requested quality-of-life improvements. Here's everything that's new.

🧠 Rubric support

Smarter, More Flexible Rubric Support

You told us rubrics and answer keys weren't always being read correctly. SmartGradr now automatically understands any grading reference you provide — no manual classification needed.

✓ Plain answer keys and analytical rubrics work out of the box
✓ Multiple acceptable answers per question
✓ Bonus and penalty point support
✓ Rubric categories with different point values
✓ Separate or stacked rubrics per question

SmartGradr rubric support showing answer key, conditions, and analytic rubric dimensions.

SmartGradr rubric support showing bonus and penalty scoring modifiers.

📊 Results view

A Completely Redesigned Results View

The results page has been rebuilt from the ground up with three focused tabs: Students, Rubric, and Questions Overview.

✓ Questions Overview: class-wide breakdown per question
✓ Drill into any student-and-question combination
✓ See AI score, justification, feedback, and per-dimension results
✓ Toggle scores to display out of 100
✓ Deep links reflect the exact view — share with colleagues

SmartGradr students tab showing total scores and expanded question-by-question results.

SmartGradr student drill-down showing rubric evaluation and detailed modifier feedback.

🖨️ Print Report

Fully Customisable Print Reports

The old "Export PDF" button has been replaced with a rebuilt Print Report feature that gives you complete control over what goes in your report.

✓ Toggle sections individually: answers, feedback, rubric, answer key, and more
✓ Filter to specific students
✓ Live preview updates in real time before you print
✓ No surprises — what you see is what you get

SmartGradr print report preview with section toggles and student filters.

Also in this update

More improvements for your everyday workflow

✏️

Edit Student Names — Finally

Incorrectly read names have been one of the most-reported pain points. Now you can fix them in two ways: Single mode lets you retype a name inline; Bulk mode lets you paste a full newline-separated list — SmartGradr maps each existing name to its replacement and flags mismatches before anything is applied.

⏳

Real-Time Grading Progress

A step-by-step progress indicator is now shown throughout every grading session — from reading uploaded files, to running the AI, to calculating final scores. No more guessing what SmartGradr is doing or how long is left.

⭐

In-App Grading Feedback

After a grading session you may be prompted to rate your experience on a 1–5 star scale with contextual suggestions and optional free-text details. Your responses directly shape what gets improved next.

🏠

A Refreshed Dashboard

The home page has a new look: an updated layout, a recent activity section that surfaces your latest grading sessions at a glance, and improved navigation to get you where you need to go faster.