What can I grade with Kangaroos AI?
Kangaroos AI Grader is designed to support a variety of file formats, ensuring flexibility for educators.
Supported File Types:
1. .Docx (Microsoft Word Documents)
Easily upload student submissions in .Docx format for seamless grading.
2. .PDF Files
Accepts PDFs for text-based assignments, maintaining formatting and structure.
3. .HTML & .TXT
Supports HTML and .txt files, allowing educators to review student work submitted in web-based and text formats.
4. Image Files (JPG, JPEG, & PNG)
Kangaroos AI Grader supports grading of handwritten work via image uploads.
*Important Image Grading Requirements:
- Image submissions must be clear screenshots or photos of handwritten assignments.
- It does not process non-text visuals, such as diagrams, charts, or graphics.
- Handwritten work can only be graded through file uploads
Optimized for Text-Based Assignments:
Kangaroos AI Grader is designed to evaluate structured, text-based assignments with efficiency and accuracy.
It excels at grading assignments such as (but, not limited to):
- Essays and analytical writing
- Short-answer responses
- Research-based assignments
- Summaries and reports
- Reflection papers
- Argumentative writing
- Grammar and syntax evaluation
Our AI platform is constantly growing its AI grading resources and is built to assess clarity, structure, coherence, and grammar, ensuring students receive feedback that promotes learning and progressive improvement.
Areas for Growth
Kangaroos AI Grader is continuously enhancing it’s technology and grading tools. Certain assignment types are actively being worked on by our team, but may not yet be fully supported yet:
Assignments with Embedded Chats, Diagrams, Tables, & Infographics
- Best suited for text-only content; embedded charts, diagrams, tables, and infographics are not currently analyzed.
- AI also does not interpret handwritten equations or complex scientific notation.
Multi-Part & Mixed-Format Assignments
- Works best with structured, single-response submissions.
- Assignments with varying question formats (e.g., a mix of short answers, multiple-choice, and essays) may require manual review.
Creative & Open-Ended Responses
- Excels at grading objective, structured writing but may require oversight for assignments emphasizing extensive creativity, abstract thinking, or highly personalized viewpoints.
Non-Text Formats
- Currently does not support grading for:
- PowerPoint presentations
- Spreadsheets (Excel, CSV)
- Audio or video submissions
- Interactive assignments requiring multimedia responses
Upcoming Enhancements & Innovations:
Advanced Handwriting Recognition
- Improved AI capabilities to process handwritten responses more accurately.
- Better detection of individual writing styles and penmanship variations.
Basic Table & List Recognition
- Future updates will allow grading of assignments containing simple tables, numbered lists, and structured data without complex formatting.
Enhanced Contextual Understanding
- AI-powered improvements to detect and evaluate nuanced reasoning, argument depth, and logical consistency in essays.
- More sophisticated feedback tailored to writing style and academic expectations.
Support for Structured Multi-Part Assignments
- Capability to handle multi-section assignments where students respond to multiple prompts within a single document.
Kangaroos AI Grader continues to evolve to meet the needs of educators and students, ensuring accurate, insightful, and time-saving grading for a wide range of assignments.
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