Tired of Grading Works Cited Pages? Let us help!

Grading works cited and reference pages can be tedious and repetitive, especially with the constant formatting issues that pop up across AMA, APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. It’s easy for students to miss a small styling rule and reviewing each citation for accuracy takes time. Fast turnaround on grading and feedback matters, but when it comes to reference pages, that speed often comes at the cost of instructor workload.

With TimelyGrader, you don’t have to start from scratch every time.

We can now analyze students’ works cited and reference pages, flag common formatting issues, and even provide personalized feedback on formatting, in-line citations, and how students use their sources.

Let’s look at some scenarios TimelyGrader can detect with AMA referencing styles - one of the most complicated styles out there:

1. For inline citations, students must use superscript numbers after punctuation

2. References are in the order they appear in the student submission

3. Journal titles are italicized

4. References include volume(issue):page-range, and DOI when available

5. Duplicate references in the reference list

6. more…

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Updates coming next Wednesday, April 30th, at 3PM PST.