ZipGrade Reviews

ZipGrade is amazing. It saves so much time, even compared to Scantrons. Immediate results, which students love. Also, statistics for individual questions and entire exams. The gradebook is handy for keeping track. The only drawback is there REALLY needs to be a button to change "all" or "all selected" questions to a different point value in one step. It is a hassle to change 50+ questions to a different value, rarely are my questions worth the default "1 point".

I’ve been using ZipGrade for over a year now and love what it lets me do in terms of tracking student knowledge. I can tag questions with learning objectives and then give students a summary of how well they did for each objective. It gives me amazing control of data! One thing I wish they would do was give more functionality to the website portion. The things that are app only work well, but it would be nice to have the option to do everything on the website, too. I don’t need ZipGrade to handle all the features but it would be way easier to use the service if at least the website could do everything (create quizzes, tag questions, etc).

I am so very grateful for ZipGrade. In the obvious ways, ZipGrade is great because it is time-saving and allows me to give my students immediate feedback on their work. But more subtly and just as important are some of its other virtues; I export the data and am able to return it to students so they can make their corrections. I also use the item analysis to look at patterns that might reveal shortcomings in my instruction. ZipGrade developers have been great at providing a rapid response when I did have an issue (which was totally user-error though they were polite in saying so). ZipGrade allows you the opportunity to try before you buy but I am happy to be on my second subscription, and thank you for not having it set up to renew automatically! This is without a doubt the best value subscription I have for making easier my job as a teacher. Thank you!

I’ve been using this for years and it has made grading 100 times easier. I love how you can gather data right away and give feedback immediately. The portal is helpful as well because students can see their test when you allow them to. The only thing I wish they had was the ability to upload the grades into my grading program.

I used this app a little differently than normal as a voting ballot at an event I hosted. It worked amazingly well! There were hundreds of ballots. With two people scanning ballots we were able to get them all counted in about 45 minutes so we could present awards before the event ended.
In past years we had many people counting ballots by hand for a few hours. I highly recommend ZipGrade.

With all of the focus on student achievement and differentiation, this is the best thing out there to give you the data you need to quickly access students areas of weakness and address them instantly. My kids love it as much as I do! After all they have grown up in an instantaneous society, so the immediate turn around is also a great thing for them. I recommend it to every teacher I know.

this app is such a timer saver for me and the students. The instant feedback on assessments is so helpful to the students and being able to reference their answer sheets historically is also helpful - especially in a parent conference. I purchased the paid version because I was so impressed- it even kept all my answer keys from the prior years. Thanks for making my life as a teacher a little less complicated.

I love ZipGrade! My school does not really have the budget for scantrons, so this is the best alternative. Plus you don’t have to go to the scantron machine to grade, students can have immediate feedback on your phone. Not to mention it keeps a digital copy, so if a student tries to cheat and change one of the letters to the right one when you are going over the test, you can be like “hmm that’s weird because this is what you had originally”

A must-have for teachers using multiple-choice exams. My three wishes: 1) Add an option for an answer key with every class pack [extra blank answer sheet with test header info]; 2) Make changing the value of each question less tedious [input menu or default to "test_value / question_quantity" would be nice]; and 3) Adapt the program to be used for surveys [all of the statistics without an answer key].

I can’t say enough about how great this program is. The custom answer docs are amazing. The program has gotten better over the years at accurately reading student answers and is incredibly accurate. Gives me tons of data at my fingertips to inform teaching and keep administration happy. Kids love the immediate feedback. Makes my life as a high school teacher so much easier!!

I love ZipGrade. Worst thing about teaching is grading papers. Zip grade makes grading so much better. Students don't have to use pencil, I can create and print individualized grading sheets for my students, as I grade - I am automatically getting an item analysis on each question , AND if I decide to alter the point value of a question, or add options that are acceptable, I can do it on the spot and ZipGrade degrades the papers automatically. Super! Thanks

I teach 5th Grade Science to 6 classes (a total of 130 students). The free version would not have been sufficient for my needs. My school previously used Achievement Series so I had become accustomed to having my tests and quizzes graded and analyzed quickly. While this program falls short of Achievement Series in being able to tie my standards to my test items, it exceeds my expectations in many other ways. It did take me some time in the beginning to set up my classes and assign student numbers, but once it was set up everything else is a breeze. I must say I really appreciate the feature where I can download the pre-filled student sheets as this will save me 5-10 minutes of assessment time teaching the students how to properly fill in their information.

I stumbled upon this looking for a phone scanner for scantron forms when I was far away from any scantron machine. ZipGrade is INCREDIBLE! It does so much more than a scantron. It does stats graphically and way more calculations. It is also much faster and everything can be documented and sent to various electronic formats. I have showed this to many of my coworkers and they too switched to this app. I pay for the full subscription which is a deal considering what you get. I highly recommend this.

I decided to use this app at the last minute for my semester exams and oh my goodness it has saved so much time. ZipGrade is super easy to use and very straightforward. The item analysis on the web version is beneficial for grading purposes. It breaks down who answered what for each question. If I were to try and analyze every test for 120 students it would take SO MANY HOURS. All it takes is a few minutes to add your rosters and a couple minutes to scan a class test. I’m super excited to be able to use this a lot more.

ZipGrade allows the instructor to grade individual quizzes (readiness assessment tests) right in class while students are working on the questions with their teams. Having instant access to the individual results (including item analysis of each question) helps the instructor immediately provide feedback on areas where students need the most help while skipping areas where students performed well. Being able to import the results directly into a grade book was a huge time saver as well.

ZipGrade is so easy to use and so much better than using standard scantrons. Student can see their scores as they leave the classroom and grades are automatically entered into a spreadsheet that can be exported as an excel file for incorporation into my own grade book or into Canvas. ZipGrade generates stats and analysis per question, and provides a list of how many students chose each answer. Syncing your exam data to your computer is also quick and easy.

One last comment- ZipGrade is affordable! Finally a great teaching app that is not cost prohibitive.

I love that I can create multi-select questions, make answers worth partial credit or bonus credit, and fix errors to the key with an easy tap of the buttons. Even after tests are scanned, changes are instantly made to all my students' quizzes or tests!

Better still, I can easily fix mis-scans and student errors in ZipGrade without a rescan. If I question a student during follow-up 1-on-1, and they orally answer correctly, I can change their scanned answer in seconds!

And since I'm always trying to improve as a teacher, item analysis shows me what I need to reteach (when students answered all over the place) and what questions were worded ambiguously or on which students were unanimously mistaken. Next year, I can teach those concepts better or change the question to be more clear!

My wife and I both use it for small quizzes and large tests, and we recommend ZipGrade to every teacher out there!

Once you get the hang of it, this app is a far superior tool to traditional scantrons, and so much less expensive! The data available at the question, student & class level is really helpful for assessing student learning. Maybe my favorite function is the ability to change the key if there is a mistake and it automatically updates the student scores. I also noticed once that there was an alternative answer that could easily be interpreted as correct, and you can make the key accept either answer.

Huge time saver. Scoring a test takes seconds per test. It was frustrating for me to learn the how-to(s), however. There are pre-made answer sheets for 20, 50, and 100 item tests. You can custom make your own also. I have found it best for me to stick with what’s provided. Allows you to change question point values after grading. This is helpful for eliminating questions with high error rate. A shortcoming is that it doesn’t discriminate between an erasure and an answer well. The result is that a correct answer can be marked as wrong because the scanner sees two bubbles marked. 100 scans per month are free. Subscription is $6.99/year. Well worth it.

I teach math at a high school. Zip grade has changed the way I do so much of my quizzes and grading. I love that I can collect data on individual classes or whole groups to find most commonly missed answers as well as most missed problems.

I love that Zip Grade has the opportunity for me to see the frequency correct for every question. I can anticipate and align my assessments providing alignment for backward planning. It is worth every bit.