Bubble Sheet tool comparison guide
Use our bubble sheet comparison guide to select the best tool for your needs when running an in-person, on-paper exam that requires this type of solution.
Tool |
Crowdmark Paper Assessment | Scantron | |
|---|---|---|---|
Recommended Use |
On-paper and hybrid bubble sheet assessments |
Multiple question type assessments, including multiple choice questions | No longer available; previously used for bubble sheet assessments |
Printing Sheets |
Regular A4 letter size sheets |
Regular A4 letter size sheets | Proprietary Scantron sheets |
Printing and Scanning |
Any consumer printer/scanner; can be done by Bond Street Printshop or independently |
Any consumer printer/scanner; can be done by RICOH or independently |
|
Pre-filled student information on sheets |
✓ |
No | ✓ |
Question types |
Multiple Choice and Multi-Answer, T/F Max. of 50 or 150 questions Answer options: A-E or A-J |
Multiple Choice, Handwritten Response Max. of 100 or 200 MC questions Answer options: A-E |
Multiple Choice, T/F; no multi-answer Max. of 215 questions Answer options: A-E |
Results |
Available online in the Akindi Dashboard, including the scanned bubblesheets |
Available online in Crowdmark, including the scanned response sheets | .CSV file emailed to you |
Advanced marking |
Partial marks Varied point values Exact selection only Multiple answer selection Either/or (multiple correct choices) |
Auto-marking for bubble sheet responses, including: Select one correct answer Select all correct answers |
No |
Answer Key Creation |
Uploaded from .docx file Manual selection (online) Upload completed bubble sheet Copy/paste |
Manual selection (online) | Use a bubblesheet and fill in the answer key. Put this at the top of the other bubblesheets for scanning. |
Can edit answer key after completion |
Yes; automatically re-grades all students |
Yes; automatically re-grades all responses | No |
Auto-export scores to Brightspace Grades |
✓ |
✓ | No (manual CSV file upload to D2L Grades) |
Automated response analysis |
✓ |
✓ | Excel files emailed to instructor |
Multiple versions of assessment |
✓ |
No | No |