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# Use Express Grader to Manually Enter Answers, Scores, and Comments

> Grade student work from the Score Grid by entering responses, adjusting point values, and adding comments — including for paper-based assessments.

The article demonstrates how to use Pear Assessment’s Express Grader feature to manually enter answers, scores, and comments for assessments. This allows educators to efficiently grade and provide feedback on student assignments within the Pear Assessment platform.

## Use Express Grader to Manually Enter Answers, Scores, and Comments

Express Grader is a premium feature that is designed to help make the grading process easier. When using Express Grader, teachers can:

* Enter scores or answers
* Give comments
* Add and remove points
* Capture mastery data for students who take paper-based assessments

## Use Express Grader

1. Make sure the student’s test is marked as Submitted in the **Live Class Board**.
2. Select the user(s).
3. Select **More**.
4. Click **Mark as Submitted**. Students whose assessments have not been submitted will not show up in Express Grader.
5. Click **Express Grader**. It displays the Score Grid with the name of each student listed below.
6. Choose if you want to enter scores or responses. Please note you can't enter responses for tech-enhanced questions. Then click on the question score or answer.
7. When you click on any question, a popup window appears. To manually enter the answers, change **Edit Response On**.
8. Enter the student’s response and/or score and add comments.
9. Click **Save**.

Tip: You can navigate through the questions by using the **Prev Question** and **Next Question** buttons at the bottom of the page or using your arrow keys on your keyboard. Once you’re done entering all the scores that you wish to, click **Exit**.

## FAQ

### I Have a Student Who Can’t Take Digital Assessments. How Can I Support Them?

You can print a paper test for students to submit their scores manually via Express Grader.

### My Students Are Too Young and Don’t Know How to Use a Keyboard. How Can I Support Them?

You can print out a test or verbally ask the student the question. Based on the student's response, you can manually enter their score into Express Grader.

### I Want to Give Students Extra Credit on a Question. What's the Best Practice?

If you give more credit to what the student originally received, you can manually change the points score on the question.

## Resources

* Print Test Questions
* Manually Enter Grades