I don’t think we’re ready for robo-grading of essays

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But now, machines are also grading students’ essays. Computers are scoring long form answers on anything from the fall of the Roman Empire, to the pros and cons of government regulations.

 

Developers of so-called “robo-graders” say they understand why many students and teachers would be skeptical of the idea. But they insist, with computers already doing jobs as complicated and as fraught as driving cars, detecting cancer, and carrying on conversations, they can certainly handle grading students’ essays.

Source: More States Opting To ‘Robo-Grade’ Student Essays By Computer | MindShift | KQED News

As evidenced by the many people I share the road with every day, driving a car does not take much intelligence nor is it very complicated.

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