TeamShapeProcess-based assessment for AI-assisted coursework
Assess the process
behind the text
TeamShape is a workspace for written assignments, individual or in teams, with AI inside it. It records how each student writes, discusses, and uses AI, so an instructor can assess the process as well as the final text.
Students work in the browser. Nothing to install.
Why
The process can now be observed
A written assignment involves reading, exploring ideas, drafting, discussing, and revising. When students use AI, the final text says less about what they learned, and the process says more. In TeamShape the process takes place inside the platform, so it can be recorded and reviewed.
Grading the text
- →Only the final document is visible
- →Drafts and discussion stay private
- →AI use goes unobserved
- →Team members receive the same grade
Grading the process as well
- ✓The document history, the discussion, and the AI conversations are available
- ✓How each student used AI can be reviewed
- ✓Drafts, revisions, and false starts are part of the record
- ✓Individual contributions in a team can be told apart
Working with AI
Using AI well is part of
what students learn
Which questions a student asks the AI, what she keeps and what she rewrites, and how the team discusses the answers are part of the work. TeamShape keeps a record of these steps, so they can be discussed with students and taken into account in grading.
How it works
Three steps
Create an assignment
Set up a team or individual assignment: the brief, the document template, the deadline, whether students have access to AI, and which model.
Students work in the platform
Students write in a shared document, discuss in a team chat, keep private notes, and use the AI assistant. The platform records the history of the document and the conversations.
Review and grade
Read each submission next to its history: who wrote what, when the text arrived and how, and how the AI was used. Grade with your own rubric and add comments.
The workspace
One place for the document, the discussion, and the AI
Students work in one browser window with a shared document editor, a team chat, a private scratchpad, and an AI assistant, private or shared with the team. Every part of the workspace is logged.
Shared document
A collaborative editor with a full history. Each change is attributed to the student who made it, and the instructor can replay the document at any moment.
Team chat
The discussion stays with the assignment, so an instructor can see how the team organized its work and who raised which point.
Private scratchpad
Notes and drafts that only the student and the instructor can see, so ideas can be developed before they are shared with the team.
AI assistant
A private AI for each student, a shared one for the team, or both. Which questions were asked, and what was done with the answers, is visible to the instructor.
Individual contributions
In team assignments, the document history tells apart what each member wrote, and the platform estimates each member's contribution.
Your grading
Use the process record to inform grades, to discuss the work with students, or only to understand how they worked. The rubric and the grades are yours.
Why students use it
Students use the platform's AI because it counts
When AI use is part of the assessment, students have a reason to use the AI provided inside the platform, where it is observed, rather than an outside tool. The record of the process then reflects the work that was done.
The process counts
Exploring ideas, revising drafts, and discussing with the team can count toward the grade, alongside the final text.
AI use can be judged
Whether students asked good questions, checked the answers, and rewrote them in their own words is visible in the record.
Contributions are told apart
In a team, the history shows who wrote what, so the grade can reflect individual work.
FAQ
Common questions
What do students see?+
Students work in the same workspace and are told that the document history, the chat, and the AI conversations are part of the assessment. Private notes and private AI conversations are visible to the student and the instructor only.
Does it work for individual assignments too?+
Yes. An assignment can be individual or in teams. In both cases the platform records the document history, the AI conversations, and the private notes.
Can I use my own rubric?+
Yes. You define the criteria and their levels and grade each submission against them. The process record is there to inform your judgment; it does not replace it.
Which AI models are supported?+
OpenAI models. You choose the model per assignment and use your own API key, so cost and capability are under your control.
How is student data handled?+
Private scratchpads and private AI conversations are visible only to the student and the instructor; other students never see them. Data can be deleted on request.
Which subjects does it suit?+
Any assignment in which students write: case analyses, reports, policy briefs, essays, project proposals, and problem sets with written reasoning.
Developed by a research team studying AI and collaboration in education.
Set up a first assignment
Create an instructor account, set up an assignment, and see the process record for yourself.
Create an instructor account