Case Study: University of Waterloo improves learning and saves money with Maplesoft’s Maple T.A.

University of Waterloo saves $100,000 a year and cuts grading budget by one-third with Maplesoft

The University of Waterloo faced growing enrollment and reduced budgets, challenging their commitment to frequent graded assignments essential for learning mathematics. They turned to vendor Maplesoft and its product Maple T.A. to find an automated solution that would maintain educational quality without the unsustainable cost of hundreds of human graders.

Maplesoft's solution automated the assessment of tests and assignments for over 9,000 students annually across 40+ courses. The implementation allowed the university to reduce its grading budget by one-third, saving approximately $100,000 per year, while improving student learning through instant feedback. Maplesoft's Maple T.A. also freed human graders to focus on more complex student work, and the university plans to expand its use to additional courses and campuses.

University of Waterloo