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Know your grade, know why you lost points, and see what a score would do
A returned test is the best study guide a student has, and most of them get stuffed in a backpack. Cooler Tutor turns the paper into a score in the gradebook and a list of what to review.
At a glance
- Photo or PDF of a returned test becomes a graded entry
- Missed questions saved by topic, with what to review
- Weighted grade for every class
- Weaknesses button groups misses by chapter
- What-if scores and the score needed for an A
- What-if numbers are never saved
Scan a returned test
Take a photo of each graded page, or upload a PDF. Cooler Tutor reads the score, the title and the questions marked wrong, and adds the grade to that class. If it reads a number wrong, the student can edit it.
Each missed question is saved with the topic, what went wrong, and what to review. Photos taken in good light, flat and showing the whole page, read best.
A weighted gradebook for each class
Every class keeps its own list of tests, quizzes, labs, papers and homework with a date, a score and a weight. The class grade is calculated from the weights, so a test that counts double moves the grade twice as much.
The Weaknesses button
Press Weaknesses on any class to see every missed answer grouped by chapter. It shows the pattern across tests, so a student can see that most of their lost points are in two chapters. These misses also feed the practice quiz for those chapters in the study hall.
What-if scores
Type a different score for any assignment, or add a pretend assignment that hasn’t happened yet, and the class grade updates at once. It also shows the score needed on a future test to reach an A. What-if numbers are for planning only and are never saved to the real gradebook.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is the test scanner?
It reads clean, well-lit photos well, but handwriting and glare can cause errors. The score it reads is shown to the student, who can correct it. Treat the first result as a draft.
Can I scan more than one page?
Upload a PDF with all the pages, or scan the pages and combine them. Each file is read as one test.
What file types work?
A photo (JPG or PNG) or a PDF, up to 10 MB.
How are grades calculated?
Each assessment has a weight, and the class grade is a weighted average of the scores. You set the weights to match the teacher’s grading policy.
Does the what-if calculator change my real grades?
No. What-if numbers are only for planning on screen and are never saved.
Does it calculate GPA?
Cooler Tutor shows the percentage and letter grade for each class. A cumulative GPA is not calculated yet.
Who can see the grades?
The student and the parent on the account. Parents see each class grade on their dashboard.
Keep exploring
- Study Hall — Pick a class and a chapter and get a study brief, 15 flashcards or a 20-question practice quiz based on the textbook named for that class.
- Parent Dashboard — The parent login opens a progress-only dashboard: each class with its grade, work completed this week and the next items due, for every student on the account.