Assessment, Question Generation and Feedback
Artificial intelligence tools aimed at supporting learning assessment, question generation, assisted marking, and the provision of feedback, which contribute to the efficiency and coherence of evaluative processes without replacing teacher judgement or academic responsibility. Note: These tools support assessment and feedback, but do not replace teaching judgement, responsibility in grading, or guarantees of fairness, transparency and academic integrity.
Gradescope
Website / Assessment platform that incorporates assisted features for marking, organising responses and providing feedback.
Primary area of use:
- Learning and teaching
- Suitable for supporting marking and feedback processes in both formative and summative assessment.
Recommended purposes:
- More efficient marking of assignments and exams by grouping similar responses.
- Consistent application of criteria and rubrics for objective and transparent assessment.
- Organisation and distribution of marking workload among multiple assessors.
- Provision of structured, reusable and customisable feedback to learners.
- Identification of common errors and response patterns for formative feedback.
- Management and tracking of submissions and grades with assessment traceability.
- Digitisation and marking of paper assessments via scanning and question assignment.
- Generation of basic reports and analytics to review results by item or criteria.
Access model:
- Licence or subscription
- Access is tied to licences or plans available to the user or organisation.
Conditions of use:
- May be used to support marking and feedback while maintaining teacher oversight and responsibility for grades.
- Available features and specific conditions may vary depending on the access plan or licence and account configuration.
- It is recommended to ensure transparency in assessment criteria and review results before publication.
Data use:
- Medium
- Assessment evidence is processed on external servers in accordance with provider policies and account conditions.
- Data handling (storage, retention and use to improve the service) may vary depending on plan, licence and account settings.
QuestionWell
Website / AI tool for automatic generation of questions and item banks from educational content.
Primary area of use:
- Learning and teaching
- Suitable for creating practice questions, selfassessment content, and supporting formative assessment.
Recommended purposes:
- Automatic generation of questions from texts, notes or educational content.
- Creation of item banks for practice and selfassessment for learners.
- Development of multiplechoice, true/false and shortanswer questions based on content.
- Adjustment of question difficulty levels for different educational levels.
- Production of question variants to reinforce learning and reduce repetition.
- Support for designing formative questionnaires to monitor progress.
- Generation of questions aligned with learning objectives or key concepts.
- Export and organisation of items for integration into assessment platforms.
Access model:
- Freemium
- Offers limited free access and paid plans with expanded functionality.
Conditions of use:
- Permitted with limitations
- Generated questions should be reviewed and validated by teaching staff before use in assessment.
- Available features and specific conditions may vary depending on the access plan or licence and account configuration.
- It is recommended to review the quality, accuracy and pedagogical appropriateness of items, and avoid bias or ambiguity.
Data use:
- High
- Submitted content may be processed and stored on external servers for question generation according to provider terms.
- Data handling (storage, retention and use to improve service) may vary depending on plan, licence and configuration of the account.
ExamSoft
Website / Digital assessment platform with analytic features and automated support for exam management and results.
Primary area of use:
- Learning and teaching
- Suitable for managing digital assessments and analysing learning outcomes.
Recommended purposes:
- Creation and administration of digital exams with centralised assessment management.
- Delivery of tests with timing controls, formats and completion conditions.
- Organisation of item banks and reuse of questions across different sessions.
- Automated marking of objective items and guided support for marking openended questions.
- Analysis of learning outcomes using metrics, reports and visualisations.
- Identification of performance patterns by item, topic or group to support educational improvement.
- Support for standardised assessment processes and tracking of competencies or outcomes.
- Export and documentation of grades and evidence for auditing or continuous improvement.
Access model:
- Licence or subscription
- Access is conditioned on plans or licences available to the user or organisation.
Conditions of use:
- Permitted
- Can be used for official assessments in line with academic regulations and data protection.
- Available features and specific conditions may vary depending on the access plan or licence and account configuration.
- It is recommended to ensure transparency in assessment criteria and maintain teacher oversight when reviewing results.
Data use:
- Medium
- Assessment data is processed in environments managed by the provider according to their policies and service terms.
- Data handling (storage, retention and use to improve the service) may vary depending on plan, licence and account configuration.
Wooclap
Website / Interactive tool for creating questions and participation activities in real time, with assisted features.
Primary area of use:
- Learning and teaching
- Especially useful for formative evaluation, inclass participation and immediate feedback.
Recommended purposes:
- Creation of interactive questions for realtime participation during lessons or seminars.
- Implementation of formative assessment activities with immediate feedback for learners.
- Launching polls, surveys and open questions to gather opinions and perceptions.
- Dynamising sessions with gamified activities and anonymous participation.
- Quick comprehension checks via quizzes and review questions.
- Collection of responses for later analysis and adjustment of teaching based on results.
- Design of collaborative activities (word clouds, voting, classification, brainstorming).
- Integration of interactive activities into presentations and teaching resources.
Access model:
- Freemium
- Offers a limited free version and paid plans with advanced features.
Conditions of use:
- May be used for formative and participation activities, but not as the sole mechanism for summative assessment credit.
- Available features and specific conditions may vary depending on the access plan or licence and account configuration.
- It is recommended to review privacy settings and ensure accessibility for all participants.
Data use:
- Medium
- Learner responses are processed on external servers in accordance with provider policies.
- Data handling (storage, retention and use to improve service) may vary depending on plan, licence and account configuration.