PaperScorer Add-on for Google Forms (Legacy)

Installing the Google Add-on

In order to generate answer sheets from your Google Forms or Quizzes, you will need to install the Google Add on.  To do so:

1. Log into your Google account.
2. Open a new tab in your browser and click the following link: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/paperscorer/nmceffelfajpdeacibjjaeobcpmpalac?utm_source=permalink
3. Follow the instructions to install the Paperscorer add-on.

Launching the Paperscorer Google Add-on

After you've installed the Paperscorer Google Add-on, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/.  This will take you to Google Forms where a list of all of the Google Forms you've created will display. 

1. Open the Google form or quiz for which you want to generate answer sheets.  After a moment, the Google Add-on icon (looks like a puzzle piece) will appear.  
2. Click the Google Add-on icon.  A list of the add-ons you've installed will appear.
3. Select Paperscorer.  A menu will appear.
4. Click Launch Paperscorer.  After a moment, Paperscorer will launch.

Generating Question and Answer Sheets

Paperscorer enables you to give Google Quizzes offline in paper, then automatically scan and grade them.  The results are automatically sent to your Google Form Responses, where they can be analyzed in a variety of ways.  There are two different ways to do this in paperscorer:

1. Generate Question and Answer Sheets from Google Quizzes  - using this option, you can create a quiz using Google Forms.  Once you've completed the quiz, you can use Paperscorer to generate print sheets with all questions in the quiz and answer "bubble sheets" for all questions in the quiz.  You then hand each of these out to your students to complete offline.  
2. Create Answer Sheets without a Google Quiz or Form - if you want to provide a multiple choice quiz without building the quiz in Google Forms, this is a great option for you.  You can use Paperscorer to create answer "keys" and Paperscorer will automatically create bubble sheets and a Google Quiz for you.  You can still automatically grade the responses and view the results in Google Form Responses.

Generating Question and Answer Sheets from Google Quizzes

To generate answer sheets within your Google account:​

1. After launching the Paperscorer Google Add-on, click Create Answer Sheets for this Form/Quiz.
2. If you have linked the quiz as an assignment in a Google class:
   1. Select the class for which you want to generate answer sheets and click Next.  
   2. Select the students for which you want to generate answer sheets and click Next. 
3. If you have not linked the quiz as an assignment in a Google class, enter the emails of all the students for whom you want to generate answer sheets and click Next.  
4. Click Download Answer Sheets.
5. Print the answer sheets and distribute to students along with the questions for the quiz.

In order to give the Google Quiz offline to your students, you will also need to print a question sheet.  To do this:

1. After launching the Paperscorer Google Add-on, click Create Question Sheet for this Form/Quiz. 
2. Click Print Question Sheet.  A version of your Google quiz will be created specifically for printing.

Generating Answer Sheets in Google without a Google Quiz

If you have an offline assessment and want to use Paperscorer to auto-grade the results without creating a Google Quiz:

1. Go to https://docs.google.com/forms/. 
2. Under Start a New Form, click the Blank Quiz icon.  A new, blank quiz will load.  
3. Click the Google Add-on icon (looks like a puzzle piece).  A list of the add-ons you've installed will appear.
4. Select Paperscorer.  A menu will appear.
5. Click Launch Paperscorer.  After a moment, Paperscorer will launch.
6. Click Create Answer Sheets without Form/Quiz.
7. Enter a name for your Quiz.  
8. Enter the number of questions in your quiz.
9. You have the option to include an area for your students to enter their student IDs.  This allows you to create one generic answer sheet to distribute to all students.  
10. Click Next
11. For each of the questions in your quiz, enter a correct answer and point value.  You can also choose to increase or decrease the number of answer options by clicking the + or - buttons in any answer.
12. Click Next.
13. Enter the emails of all the students for whom you want to generate answer sheets and click Generate.
14. Click Print Answer Sheets.  A PDF document will download of your answer sheet, which you can print and distribute to your students along with the assessment you've created offline.  
15. Note that Papercrorer will have also created a Google Quiz in your account to match your answer sheet.

Filling Out Answer Sheets to Insure Quality Grading

To insure the highest quality scoring:

1. Avoid taking pictures where there is a high amount of glare on the bubble sheets.  This is usually caused by incandescent light directly above a bubble sheet.  
2. Avoid heavy erasing or the use of "white-out" type products on bubbles that may obscure the bubble borders.
3. Insure that bubbles are fully filled in.
4. Insure that markings do not cover more than one bubble if this is not the intent.

Using the Paperscorer App to Auto-Grade Bubble Sheets

Once you've downloaded bubble sheets, you're ready to automatically grade using the Paperscorer app.

1. Download and Install the Paperscorer app at the App Store or Google Play.
2. Open the app on your mobile device.  
3. Click the camera icon in the lower right of your app.  You will be prompted to grant the app permission to use your camera.  Grant permission.
4. Position your device so that the entire bubble sheet (including border) is within the frame of the picture.  Hold your device steady.  Paperscorer will automatically capture and display the picture to you. 
5. To confirm that the answer sheet was captured, click View Report.
6. To grade the next student, click Next.

Using a Scanner to Scan Answer Sheets for Grading in Google

Using a standard printer/scanner or document camera, you can choose to scan images of multiple answer sheets and then upload them to Paperscorer in bulk for grading.  To do this in Google:

1. After scanning your answer sheets, save the PDF or image files to a folder or send them to yourself in an email.
2. Open the Google Form for which you want to upload answer sheets.
3. Launch the Paperscorer Google Add-on.
4. Select Upload Answer Sheets for Scoring.
5. Click Upload Answer Sheets.  You will be navigated to a new tab to upload your answer sheets.
6. Click Add Sheets.  Navigate to the folder in which you saved the PDF or image files from your scanner.  Select the file(s) and click open.
7. The scanning process will begin.  As Paperscorer scans your answer sheets, it will indicate success or error for each sheet.

Importing Scores

Once your answer sheets have been scanned using a smart device or standard scanner, you will need to import them to your Google Responses.  To do so:

1. Navigate to the Google Form or Quiz for which you want to import scores.
2. Launch the Paperscorer add-on. If there are scores to import, you will be taken directly to the Import Scores page.  
3. Click Import Scores.  Paperscorer will notify you when the Import is completed and provide a link to review the results in your Google Form Responses.  Here you can view results by class, student, question and view all results in a Google Sheet.  To learn more about the options for viewing and managing Google Form Responses, visit: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/139706?hl=en

Correcting Errors Found in Answer Sheets

Sometimes, Paperscorer will identify errors or ambiguous markings in an answer sheet.  This can occur if:

• A bubble is marked, but only slightly
• More than one bubble is marked with one marking

When this happens, Paperscorer will present an appropriate message to you and give you the option to review the answer sheet online and manually mark the area(s) that you believe the student intended.  To do this:

1. After uploading answer sheets, if there are errors, click the Correct Errors button.  A page will load in which an image of the captured answer sheet will display on the left and a web form will appear on the right.  The questions with errors will be highlighted on this web form.
2. Fill in the appropriate areas in the form on the right.  
   1. If you do not know what the student intended, you can choose to Skip the answer sheet.  In this case, you can have the student fill out a new answer sheet and upload it again.
3. Continue this process until all error sheets are corrected.