Gradespace Assess

Add-on for Tutorv0.4.0

Online tests for your students, on your own website.

Tutors build tests in the staff portal, students take timed tests that save every answer, and marking, results and analytics come from your TargetGrade school.

from£69one-time · incl. VAT where applicable

Before you buy: Assess needs Gradespace Tutor Pro and a TargetGrade school account, which you pay for separately, to TargetGrade. What you need

See the pricesVisit the test site
  • One-time price
  • Lifetime updates
  • No AI key needed
  • 14-day money-back
The student portal’s Tests tab: question 1 of 6, a multiple-choice question, the questions answered so far and the time left, with Previous, Next, Save my answers and Submit the test.
The timed test in the student portal: one question at a time, the time left from the server’s clock, answers saved as they go.

What it does

Your tutors build and mark tests in the staff portal and your students take them in the student portal, on your own website. TargetGrade keeps the tests, attempts and marks.

Tests built in the staff portal

Tutors make a test for a subject they teach, with five kinds of question: multiple choice, true or false, short answer, fill in the blanks and essay, each with marks and a topic. Publish it now or schedule it.

AI questions and pasted worksheets

Ask TargetGrade’s AI for questions on a topic, or paste in a worksheet and let it read the questions out. They’re suggestions: the tutor checks, edits and ticks each one before it’s added.

A timed test that’s hard to lose

One question at a time with a list to jump between. Every answer is saved a moment after it’s typed, so a student can close the laptop and carry on later, on another device. The countdown follows the server’s clock, and when time runs out the saved answers are handed in.

Marked for you, with a queue for the rest

Questions with a right answer are marked automatically. Essays, and short answers a tutor chooses to mark, wait in a marking queue, oldest first, with feedback on each answer and “Save and mark the next”.

Results when you release them

Scores and model answers follow the settings your tutors choose: a student sees their score only once it’s released, and the right answers only when they’re shared and can’t help on another try. “Your result is ready” goes to the student, and to the parent of a student under 18.

Analytics for every test and class

Attempts, the average and middle score, the pass rate, scores in bands, every question hardest first and how each topic went, and each class over time. Tables with every number written out.

AI marking suggestions for assignments

Off until you switch it on. On the assignment marking screen, “Suggest a mark and feedback” fills in a draft labelled as an AI suggestion; the tutor checks and changes it, and nothing goes to the student until they return it.

Groups with several subjects

Each tutor works only with the subjects they teach in a group, and each student sees only the tests for the subjects they take. Classes, subjects, tutors and students are linked to TargetGrade for you, with no second password.

Preview as a student

With Tutor’s “Preview as a student”, staff see the Tests list and a test’s questions exactly as a student would, read only: nothing is saved and no attempt is used.

Privacy: AI marking suggestions are off until you switch them on. TargetGrade gets the assignment’s brief, its maximum mark, the level and subject and the student’s work, never their name, and work by students under 18 only when you tick “Include work by students under 18”. The TargetGrade key and every access token stay on your server, encrypted, and the browser never talks to TargetGrade.

See it in the portals

Screenshots from the Assess test site: a sample tutoring centre on Gradespace Tutor, connected to TargetGrade.

assess.gskits.co.uk
The test builder in the staff portal: five questions (multiple choice, true or false, short answer, fill in the blanks and an essay) with their marks and topics, Change, Move and Remove buttons, and Add a question, Ask the AI for questions and Paste questions in.
The builder in the staff portal: five kinds of question, AI suggestions and pasted worksheets.
Marking one student’s attempt: questions marked automatically, each with their answer, the model answer, the marks and a box for feedback.
Marking: automatic where it can be, with feedback on every answer.
A student’s result: 5 of 9 marks, 56%, and their answers with the model answers and explanations, filtered by To look at again, Right and All.
A released result, with model answers where the tutor shares them.
Analytics for a test: attempts, average, middle score and pass rate, how many students scored in each 10% band, and each topic’s share of right answers.
Analytics for each test: scores in bands, topics and every question.
Marking an assignment in the staff portal with an AI suggestion: a note saying it’s a draft from TargetGrade’s AI to check before returning, the suggested mark and feedback, and Return to the student or Save as a draft.
An AI marking suggestion for an assignment: a draft the tutor checks before returning.
The same test on a phone: the question, its choices and the buttons stacked to fit the screen.
The timed test on a phone.

Before you buy

What you need

Assess is an add-on: it works inside a Tutor website and connects it to your TargetGrade school.

  • Gradespace Tutor with a Pro licence

    Assess adds tests to Tutor’s student and staff portals, which come with Tutor Pro (student accounts and classes). Tutor 0.4.0 or later brings groups with several subjects and Preview as a student.

    See Gradespace Tutor

  • Gradespace Core

    The free framework every kit runs on, version 0.8.0 or later. It comes with Tutor.

  • A TargetGrade school account

    The tests, attempts and marks live in your TargetGrade school, which you pay for separately, to TargetGrade. It gives you a school ID and a school API key to paste into your website.

    TargetGrade

  • Your website on https://

    Reachable from the internet, so TargetGrade can tell your website when a test is marked.

Prices

One payment, a lifetime licence and every future update. Assess needs Gradespace Tutor Pro and a TargetGrade school account (paid to TargetGrade).

Starter

£69one-time

incl. VAT where applicable · 1 live website · lifetime updates

  • Tests built in the staff portal: multiple choice, true or false, short answer, fill in the blanks and essay
  • Questions suggested by TargetGrade’s AI, or read from a pasted worksheet, checked before they’re added
  • A timed test in the student portal that saves every answer as it’s typed
  • Marked automatically where it can be, with a marking queue for essays
  • Results and model answers shown when your tutors’ settings allow
  • Analytics for each test and class: scores, pass rate, questions and topics
  • AI marking suggestions for assignments (off until you switch them on)
  • Students, tutors, groups and subjects linked to TargetGrade for you
  • Lifetime updates

Agency

£179one-time

incl. VAT where applicable · 5 live websites · lifetime updates

  • Everything in Starter
  • 5 live websites on one licence

Tutor Pro + Assess

Save £19

£189one-time

incl. VAT where applicable · two licences, 1 live website each · lifetime updates

  • A Gradespace Tutor Pro licence: the kit with its student and staff portals
  • A Gradespace Assess Starter licence
  • Both keys emailed together and on your licences page
  • £19 less than £139 + £69 bought one by one

Already have an Assess Starter licence? Move it to Agency from your licences page and pay only the difference. Already on Gradespace Tutor Pro? Buy Assess on its own. Read the manual.

Questions

Do I need an AI key?
No. The AI question suggestions and the AI marking suggestions run in TargetGrade, not on your website, so there is no AI key to buy or paste in. Each TargetGrade school has a monthly AI budget.
Do I need a TargetGrade account?
Yes. The tests, the attempts and the marks live in your centre’s TargetGrade school, which is paid for separately, to TargetGrade. Gradespace Assess is the connection between that school and your website: your tutors and students use it on your own website, signed in as usual.
Which kit and tier does it need?
Gradespace Tutor with a Pro licence, because Assess adds its tests to Tutor’s student and staff portals (Pro: student accounts and classes). For every feature, including groups with several subjects and Preview as a student, use Tutor 0.4.0 or later. It also needs Gradespace Core 0.8.0 or later, which is free.
Can I buy Tutor and Assess together?
Yes: Tutor Pro + Assess is £189, £19 less than £139 and £69 bought one by one. One payment gives you two licences, a Gradespace Tutor Pro licence and an Assess Starter licence, emailed together and both on your licences page.
Does the AI mark work by itself?
No. AI marking suggestions are off until you switch them on. When they’re on, a tutor can ask for a suggested mark and feedback on an assignment: it fills in a draft labelled as an AI suggestion, the tutor checks and changes it, and nothing is returned to the student automatically. TargetGrade gets the brief, the maximum mark, the level and subject and the student’s work, never their name, and work by students under 18 is only sent if you tick “Include work by students under 18”. The plugin adds a paragraph to your privacy policy guide.
When do students see their results?
When your tutor’s settings for the test say so: a score only once it’s released (straight away, or once the tutor marks the test), and the model answers only when the tutor shares them and the student can’t use them on another try.
What if a laptop closes in the middle of a test?
Nothing is lost. Each answer is saved a moment after it’s typed, so the student can carry on later, on the same or another device. The clock follows the server, not the student’s computer, and when time runs out the test is handed in with the answers saved so far. Without JavaScript, the test still works on one page with a Save button.
Where is our data kept?
The tests, attempts and marks are in your TargetGrade school. Your website keeps the links between its people and TargetGrade and a copy of marked results for its dashboards and emails. The TargetGrade key and every access token stay on your server, encrypted, and the browser never talks to TargetGrade.
What does the licence do?
It brings updates, from WordPress’s Updates screen like any other plugin. Starter covers one live website and Agency covers 5; local and staging copies don’t count. It covers Gradespace Assess only: Tutor and Core’s Pro features come with your Tutor licence.
Refunds
14-day money-back: ask within 14 days of buying for a full refund, and the licence is then switched off. Refunding the Tutor Pro + Assess bundle switches off both of its licences.

Something else? Get in touch, or read the Gradespace Assess manual.