Main Panels
Grading Settings Panel: Persona, Level, and Toggles
The Grading Settings panel controls grading style, rigor alignment, and output behavior before results are posted.
Purpose of settings
These controls are your quality dial. Set them before any batch run so the output is consistent across students.
Persona slider
The persona slider adjusts feedback voice and strictness profile. Moderate is a safe default for most classrooms. Move stricter for rubric-heavy assessments and looser for developmental drafts.
Academic level slider
Use level to align expectations with grade band. If the level is set too high, feedback can over-penalize basic errors. If too low, feedback can miss higher-order writing issues.
Workflow toggles
- 3-sec delay: throttles rapid submissions for stability.
- AI feedback: includes comments with score output.
- Gradesheet: writes grading results to sheet workflow.
- Grade to Classroom: posts grades to Classroom when enabled.
- Rubric options: choose Classroom rubric, VelociRubric, or holistic mode.
Recommended presets
- Routine essays: Moderate persona, High School level, AI feedback on.
- Quick checks: Moderate persona, grade-appropriate level, short feedback.
- Final assessments: Slightly stricter persona, rubric mode on, teacher review required.