Pricing

Virtual TA

The Virtual-TA service is custom-priced based on the following factors:

1. LEVEL:  Undergraduate versus Graduate:  We rely on PhD-qualified TAs to grade graduate-level work and Masters-/PhD-qualified graders to grade undergraduate-level work.
2. COMPLEXITY:  If all students respond to the same prompt, the grading benefits from learning-by-doing. If students choose a unique topic, each paper will take a little longer to grade, as the TA must reorient to each time.
3. LENGTH:  The length of a paper—word-count or number of pages—determines the time taken to grade, given that our TAs provide detailed feedback. Papers in courses involving symbolic-notation or graphics-intensive work (e.g., Math, Physics, Chemistry, designs, blueprints, etc) are counted differently for length.
4. RUBRIC CRITERIA:  The number of criteria on a grading rubric has a bearing on the time needed to grade.  An overall, summative grade is easier to arrive at than scoring on, say, 3-4 criteria.
5. GRANULARITY OF FEEDBACK: As might be expected, grading with detailed, contextual feedback—including commenting on writing, grammar, paragraphing, etc—takes longer than providing a few overall comments.

Online Forum & Learning Help Desk

Pricing is on a per-section/class basis.

Fixed, set-up fee (familiarization of content, instructor style)

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Variable fee based on the actual number of

• • • Discussion topics moderated (driven by course learning goals)
    • Comments posted
    • Questions answered

Billing is based on the actual numbers of papers graded or interventions provided.

Faculty have full visibility into everything at all times.