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SpeechGradebook Evaluation

Instructor-reviewed speech evaluation for courses and departments

Upload student recordings, review rubric-aligned AI drafts, and save official grades after your edits.

Available through walkthroughs, pilots, and early-access conversations.

SpeechGradebook instructor dashboard

Built for instructors through programs

Instructors

Structured evaluation workflow with AI drafts you review before saving grades.

Coordinators

More consistent rubric use across sections and teaching staff.

Departments

Visibility into rubric performance and learning outcomes across courses.

Programs

Structured evaluation data for assessment conversations over time.

What you get

Rubric-based drafts

Run student recordings against your rubric with AI support designed for speech evaluation.

You stay in control

Review and edit scores, comments, and observations before saving the official grade.

Outcome visibility

Connect evaluations to learning outcomes and performance patterns across sections.

SpeechGradebook learning outcomes tracking view
Learning outcomes view across students and sections.
Public Speaking in a Global Context, fifth edition

Built by a public speaking educator

SpeechGradebook was created by Anna McClure, Ph.D., coauthor of Public Speaking in a Global Context (5th ed., Macmillan Learning), with years of experience teaching public speaking and related communication courses.

In those public speaking courses, student evaluations averaged 4.5/5 on feedback quality and classroom support.

“She provides beneficial feedback on our speeches so we can improve. She is very calm and encouraging.” Public speaking student

How evaluation works

AI output is a starting point. You review and save the official grade.

1

Upload a recording

Upload audio or video for a speech or presentation.

Upload and evaluation setup
2

Select course, student, and rubric

Choose the course context and rubric for the evaluation.

Rubric setup
3

Review the draft evaluation

SpeechGradebook returns structured scores, comments, and timestamped observations.

Evaluation review
4

Edit and save the official grade

Adjust the draft as needed, then save the instructor-approved evaluation.

Timeline markers

Beyond one course section

  • Across sections: consistent rubric use across classes and instructors
  • Across instructors: compare performance patterns more clearly
  • Across programs: visibility into speech-related learning outcomes
Department view
Department view: cross-section visibility.

What Evaluation does and does not do

What it does

  • Rubric-based AI evaluation of student speeches
  • Instructor review and edit before saving official grades
  • Learning outcome and performance visibility over time
  • FERPA-oriented controls and consent-aware workflows

What it does not do

  • Replace instructor judgment or auto-save AI drafts as official grades
  • Claim FERPA certified or compliant status without formal review
  • Retrain the live production model in real time from your edits

See whether Evaluation fits your course or program

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