Total Control, Effortless Setup: How Ascend Works
Dive into the powerful, flexible features that put you in complete control of the learning experience.
Unbiased, Robust Evaluation with Double AI Marking
Worried about consistency? Eliminate single-evaluator bias by enabling Double AI Marking. Two independent AI agents assess each student's response, giving you a more reliable and nuanced evaluation. You can even choose to show students a consolidated mark, blending the best of both AIs.
Your Evaluation, Your Rules: Sample Answers vs. Rubrics
You're in the driver's seat. Want the AI to grade against a perfect sample answer you've written? Done. Prefer a detailed, multi-level rubric that defines every performance level? You can build one right in the app. Ascend lets you choose the best evaluation method for any task.
From Points to Pass/Fail: Grading That Fits Your Style
Not every activity is a high-stakes exam. Ascend supports a full range of grading methods, from traditional points and percentages to letter grades, simple pass/fail, or even just complete/incomplete. Grade the way you teach.
Serious Assessments, Simplified.
Turn any activity into a formal assessment. Add timers to manage pace, set start and end dates to control access, and define due dates to keep everyone on track. We even provide optional insights into typing behavior to help ensure academic integrity.
Create Your Cast: Design Realistic AI Characters
Build immersive simulations by defining exactly who your students will interact with. Is the AI a frustrated customer, a curious patient, or a skeptical hiring manager? You write the character's description, name, and tone, and Ascend brings them to life.
Calibrate Your AI: From Lenient Coach to Strict Grader
You know your students best. That's why you can tune the AI's evaluation strictness. Set it to 'lenient' for early-stage practice, 'moderate' for standard assignments, or 'strict' for final assessments. The AI adapts to your pedagogical needs.
Build a Better Rubric, Faster.
Our intuitive Rubric Builder makes it easy to create detailed, custom rubrics from scratch. Define your own performance levels, criteria, and point values. The AI will use your exact rubric to provide targeted, meaningful feedback.
Know Your Participants
Need to collect specific information before an activity begins? Easily configure a form to ask for a participant's name, student ID, department, or any other custom text, email, or number field you need. Make it required or optional—it's up to you.
Feedback That Teaches: Explicit vs. Socratic
How do your students learn best? Choose 'Explicit' feedback for direct, clear guidance on what they did well and where they can improve. Or, select 'Socratic' mode to have the AI ask thoughtful, guiding questions that help students discover the answers for themselves.
Set the Stage with Rich Instructions
Don't just ask a question—provide context. Use our rich text editor to create a dedicated instructions page with formatted text, lists, and links. Ensure your students have all the information they need to succeed before they even start.
Meet Students Where They Are: Embed Anywhere
Your activities shouldn't be stuck on an island. With a simple copy-paste, you can embed any Ascend activity directly into your existing LMS, school website, or blog. It's a seamless experience for you and your students.
Secure, One-Time Access with Assessment Launch
When you need to run a controlled assessment, use our Launch feature. Generate unique, one-time-use links for each participant. You can send invites directly via email and track who has completed the assessment from a single, organized dashboard.
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