The SnapJury blog
Methods, tips and walkthroughs for assessing oral exams (and written work) without losing sight of the student. Written by a teacher, for teachers.
Grades or competency-based assessment? You can have both
A false duel: a criteria rubric that produces the grade, and observations that feed the feedback.
Teaching resourcesNervous students in oral exams: assessing without freezing them
Separate the performance from the person, announce the rules, reward progress: stage fright can be worked on.
Teaching resourcesPeer assessment for oral presentations: why and how to start
The student observing with a rubric learns as much as the one presenting — if the role is well framed.
Teaching resourcesGrading bias in oral assessment: know it to grade fairer
Halo effect, order effects, rater fatigue: the well-known traps, and practical ways to limit them.
Teaching resourcesGiving feedback that actually helps students progress
Factual, actionable, balanced: the three ingredients of useful feedback, for orals and written work alike.
Teaching resourcesAssessing class participation every day, without the overhead
Quantity isn't quality: simple routines to assess speaking from every student, even the quiet ones.
Assess oral workHow to grade an oral exam in 3 minutes (with zero prep)
Start an oral with one tap, grade live, get a written summary: the step-by-step method, no rubric and no prep.
Rubrics & scalesHow to create an oral presentation rubric: criteria, scale, method
Pick your criteria, set a fair scale, and reuse your rubric for every turn — in seconds.
Getting startedImport your students: classes ready in 5 minutes
From a CSV/Excel file or by hand: your classes ready for tracking, with the bare minimum of data.
Assess oral workGrade now, complete later: finish your orals with a clear head
Identify the student afterwards, pick drafts back up calmly, finish on a big screen in the evening.
Assess written workGrading written work: papers, projects, presentations
The same rubrics as orals, back-to-back grading, and grade export to your spreadsheet.