About the Criterion ® Online Writing Evaluation Service

The Criterion ® Online Writing Evaluation service is a web-based, instructor-led writing tool used for automated essay grading, assessing student progress ... angle-up angle-right angle-down angle-left close user menuopen menuclosed search globe bars phone store skiptocontents skiptonavigation skiptosearch skiptofooter ETSHome > CriterionHome > AbouttheCriterionService AbouttheCriterion®OnlineWritingEvaluationService TheCriterion®OnlineWritingEvaluationserviceisaweb-based,instructor-ledwritingtoolusedforautomatedessaygrading,assessingstudentprogressandacademicperformanceinEnglishLanguageArts(ELA)curriculumaswellascross-curriculum.Theservicegivesinstructorsandadministratorsatschools,universitiesandinstitutionsacomprehensivewritingsolutiontohelpstudentsdeveloptheirwritingabilityandimprovetheirEnglish-writingskills. TheCriterionserviceallowsstudentstoimprovetheirwritingskillswhileworkingindependentlywithimmediate,detailedfeedbackongrammar,spelling,mechanics,usage,andorganizationanddevelopment.Studentsgetmorewritingpracticewithoutaddingtoinstructorworkload,andinstructorscanconcentrateonthecontentandthestyleoftheirstudents'workandteachhigher-levelwritingskills. InstructorscanusetheirowntopicsorselectfromtheCriteriontopiclibraryofmorethan400essayassignmentsatvariousskilllevels.Becauseitisofferedonline,bothinstructorsandstudentscanaccesstheCriterionserviceanywhere—fromschool,homeoranyplacewithaninternetconnection. LearnmoreaboutwhyyoushouldchoosetheCriterionservice. AnEfficientTeachingToolintheClassroomorOnline TheCriterionserviceoffersassignmentmanagement,allowingteacherstopostassignmentsforstudentstocompleteinsideoftheclassroom,andiswidelyusedforonlineteachingaswell.Thisremoteteachingplatformhelpsstudentsplan,writeandrevisetheiressaysandreceiveimmediatediagnosticfeedback.Studentsarethenabletoreceivemoreopportunitiestopracticewritingandreachtheirownstudentachievementgoal. CriterionServiceFeatures Immediate,automatedscoringanddiagnosticreview AlignmenttoCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS) AnewPeerReviewToolthatallowspeergroupstoviewandcommentoneachother'swork In-depthcustomizablereports—bothstudentandgroupreportsfortwokindsofvaluableperformancedata Embeddedteachercommentsandstudent/teacherdialogueboxes HundredsoftopicsintheCriterionservicelibraryforinstructorstochoosefrom AWriter'sHandbook(availableforElementary,MiddleSchool,HighSchool,CollegeandEnglishLanguageLearninglevels,aswellasinSpanish/English,SimplifiedChinese/English,Japanese/EnglishandKorean/English) Unlimitedandconvenientaccess—loginanytime,anywherethereisinternetaccess Compatibilityacrossmultipleoperatingplatforms,includingiPad®tablets LearnmoreabouthowtheCriterionserviceworks. NavigationforCriterionHome NavigationforCriterionHomeAbouttheCriterionService▼ WhytheCriterionServiceHowDoesItWorkTestimonials HowtoOrderResources▼ CriterionWebinars FrequentlyAskedQuestionsContactUs