Two ways to get answers into Markaroo
| Path | When to use it |
|---|---|
| Teacher batch-upload | You already have the answer scripts (scanned mocks, photographs of handwritten work, typed PDFs). You upload the lot in one go. |
| Student self-submission | You want to skip scanning entirely. Students log in, find the assignment, and upload their own PDF. Works equally well for homework and in-class exams. |
File format requirements
- PDF only. One PDF per student. No need to upload diagrams separately — keep everything in the one file.
- Max 16 MB per file. Most scans come in well under this.
- Handwritten or typed. Markaroo reads both. For handwriting, clear photos taken on a phone are fine — no special scanner needed.
- Any orientation. Markaroo auto-rotates pages and reads multi-page answers in order.
Teacher batch-upload
Open the template, click Grade Students
The Add Student Answer Sheets page opens.
Drop in the PDFs
Drag the whole folder, or click to browse. There's no limit on how many — upload thirty in one go if you want.
Filenames become student names
Name your files firstname_lastname.pdf (e.g. alice_smith.pdf) and Markaroo extracts "Alice Smith" automatically. If your filenames are messy, you can rename inline before grading starts.
Watch the live progress
Each file is processed individually with real-time transcription and AI grading. You'll see a per-student status indicator: queued → transcribing → grading → done. Stay on the page or come back later — work continues in the background.
Student self-submission
If your students are added as workspace members (see Step 2), they can submit themselves:
Share the assignment
From the template card, click Open to students. Students with workspace access immediately see the assignment under their Assignments tab.
Students upload via Submit Answer
They drop a single PDF. Diagrams, working, and prose all in the same file. They can re-upload until you close submissions.
Grading starts automatically
As soon as a student submits, the AI begins grading. You don't have to do anything — the draft assessment appears in your queue.
What happens during AI grading
Markaroo does three things in sequence:
- Transcribe — extract the student's answer from the PDF, handling handwriting, layout, and diagrams.
- Match to the marking scheme — for each part-question, identify which points were addressed and which AO each comment lands on.
- Generate feedback — produce a draft mark, criterion-referenced commentary, and "what to do next" notes for the student.
The whole thing takes seconds per script. You'll see the analysis stream in live in a typewriter-style view.
Very faint or rotated scans occasionally fail. If you see Extraction Failed for a student, re-upload a clearer scan or a photo retaken with better lighting.
The output is a draft. Nothing is shared with the student until you publish from the next step.