Paper Grader for Teachers
What you can do with a paper grader
Grade any discipline
Instantly grade lab reports, business case studies, nursing reflections, literature reviews, project submissions, History DBQs and more.
Score using your own rubric
Upload your existing rubric or build one. EssayGrader assigns a score per criterion. Add relevant reference materials for highly accurate grading.
Check sources & citations
EssayGrader flags claims with no source,
in-text citations, missing from the reference list, and references that never appear in the body. Supports MLA, APA, and Chicago.
Read the whole paper
Bulk grade a full course
Connect the LMS your institution uses in a few clicks. Import classes, assignments, and papers from Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, or Google Drive. EssayGrader grades the papers and once you review, everything can be exported.
Catch plagiarism & AI writing
Long papers cite published work, so overlap needs judgment. EssayGrader separates quoted and cited passages from uncited copying, flagging potential plagiarism. Also checks for over-reliance on AI assisted writing and flags it for review.
How does an AI paper grader work?
Pick or upload a rubric
Upload the papers
Review & share results
Score each paper with your specific criteria
AP Research & Seminar
Examples: AP Research academic paper, AP Seminar IWA
How it scores: The official College Board rubrics, questions, method, argument and sources.
Science & lab work
Examples: Lab reports, method write-ups, data analysis
How it scores: Method, results, and whether conclusion follows from data.
Humanities & Social Sciences
Examples: History DBQ's, literature reviews, policy analysis
How it scores: Thesis, source integration, and whether counter arguments are addressed.
Business & Professional
Examples: Case studies, marketing plans, policy analysis
How it scores: Analysis, use of evidence, and whether the recommendation in the paper is defensible.
Nursing & Health Sciences
Examples: Clinical reflections, care plan writeups, evidence based practice papers
How it scores: Clinical reasoning, evidence quality, and adherence to professional standards.
First-year composition
Examples: Argumentative essays, rhetorical analyses, research based writing
How it scores: Claim, development, organization and command of sources.
Benefits of using an AI Paper Grader
A 20-page paper graded in minutes
Long-form work is what turns grading into a weekend. EssayGrader reads a full class set at length and returns every paper scored, so feedback lands while the research is still fresh.
The 30th paper judged like the first
Attention fades across a stack of long papers, and scores drift with it. EssayGrader applies the same criteria to the last paper as the first.
Feedback on sources, not just submitted text
Comments name the paragraph where a claim went unsupported, the citation that never made the reference list, and the section where the argument drifted from the thesis.
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Paper Grader FAQs
Our answers to the questions teachers ask most about grading papers with AI.
How much does it cost?
Every instructor starts with 100 free papers during the first 14 days, then 50 papers a month at no cost. Paid plans raise the limit to up to 800 papers a month with automatic AI detection, plagiarism checks and citation checking.
Is my student data safe?
Yes, papers are never used to train AI models. You can find more information about how we protect student data and privacy by visiting our trust center.
What file formats can I upload to grade my class papers?
You can upload PDF, DOCX, Google Docs and plain text. You can import entire sections from Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Drive and OneDrive. Lastly, you can also upload handwritten papers for grading.
Does it check for sources and citations?
Yes. EssayGrader flags claims with no source, in-text citations missing from the reference list, and references that never appear in the body. Supports MLA, APA and Chicago.
How long a paper can an AI paper grader handle?
Full-length coursework, including papers with appendices and reference lists that are up to 25 pages.
What kinds of papers can it grade?
Research papers, lab reports, case studies, literature reviews, reflective writing, argumentative and analytical essays especially really long ones with a lot of citations, and capstones.
What is an AI Paper Grader?
An AI Paper Grader reads student papers against your rubric and drafts scores plus criterion-level feedback, with supporting evidence quoted from the paper. You review and adjust before anything reaches a student it supports your judgement, doesn't replace it!