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Changelog

What's New

New updates and improvements to GradeOrbit.

1.6.0

PDF Export

You can now export a PDF report for each student directly from the marking review screen. Each report includes the grade, annotated student work with colour-coded feedback overlays, detailed feedback, and suggested improvements — ready to print and share with students or parents.

What's new

  • New Export PDF button on the marking review screen — appears once marking is complete.
  • Each PDF includes a printable cover page with a “Student Name” field, grade, summary, and assessment context.
  • Annotated student work pages with green and orange bounding box overlays matching the on-screen review.
  • Dedicated feedback and suggested improvements pages with easy-to-read formatting designed for students.
  • Generated entirely in your browser — no student data is uploaded or stored.
1.5.0

AI Detection

GradeOrbit can now check whether student work was likely written by AI. Paste in text, upload an image of student work, or upload a document — and get an instant likelihood score with detailed reasoning and detected signals.

What's new

  • New AI Detection tool — analyse student work for AI-generated content with a 0–100% likelihood score, confidence label, and a breakdown of detected linguistic signals.
  • Supports three input modes: pasted text, image upload, and document upload.
  • Choose between Faster (1 credit) and Smarter (3 credits) models — your preference is saved automatically.
  • Accessible from the navigation menu under AI Detection. Results are advisory and intended as supporting evidence alongside your own professional judgement.
1.4.0

Email Preferences

You can now control which emails you receive from GradeOrbit directly from your Account Settings page. A new Email preferences section lets you opt out of product updates and news at any time — no need to dig through your inbox for an unsubscribe link.

Improvements

  • New Email preferences section on the Account Settings page with a toggle to opt in or out of product updates and news.
  • Your preference is saved instantly and reflected the next time you visit the page.
  • New accounts are automatically added to the mailing list when you confirm your email, so you never miss an important update.
1.3.0

Improved Credit History

Your credit activity on the Account page is now grouped by action — so instead of seeing lots of individual entries, you'll see one clear line per marking session, purchase, or bonus. Tap any entry to see the full breakdown of what happened behind the scenes.

Improvements

  • Credit activity is now grouped into transactions — one entry per marking session, purchase, or welcome bonus.
  • Each transaction shows the net credit change at a glance, so you can quickly see what each action cost.
  • Expand any transaction to see the detailed breakdown — including individual operations, refunds, and model fallbacks.
  • Older activity from before this update is still visible, clearly marked as historical records.
1.2.0

Suggested Improvements

GradeOrbit can now generate tailored improvement suggestions for each student's work as part of the marking process. When enabled, the AI provides 3–5 specific, actionable next steps alongside the usual grade and feedback — helping you give students clear guidance on how to improve.

What's included

  • New Extras section on the assessment setup page with a Suggested Improvements toggle (enabled by default for new assessments).
  • AI generates 3–5 actionable improvement suggestions for each student's work during marking.
  • When marking criteria with grade bands are available, suggestions focus on what the student needs to do to reach the next grade band.
  • View suggestions in a new Improvements tab alongside existing feedback on the review step.
  • Costs 1 additional credit per student when enabled.
1.1.0

Document Uploads

We've expanded our supported file types to make submitting student work even easier. You can now upload PDF and DOCX files directly for marking, alongside the existing support for image formats. This simplifies the workflow for assignments completed digitally or scanned in bulk.

Improvements

  • Added support for uploading PDF files.
  • Added support for uploading DOCX (Microsoft Word) files.
  • Updated UI helper text to reflect the broader range of supported formats.