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Automated Essay Scoring
While the technology will not replace a human reviewer anytime soon, it can be a great help for teachers, providing sanity checking and initial assessments. Training the scoring software may be the biggest hurdle.
While we are not “there” yet, automated essay scoring shows promise for freeing up instructors time, both inside the classroom and after hours.
Having an assistant that can make a first pass assessment on writing assignments will save hours of time.
Automated systems alone can be gamed or tricked, ensuring that teachers will continue to be essential.
While written by the authors of Paper Rater, an automated essay scoring web site, the author addresses the "Computers Can NOT Grade as Well as Humans" issue and how automated essay scoring fits into the grading mix – two sets of "eyes" are better than one. learn more
Here's a chance to try a general purpose automated scoring system for free. While the accuracy is below that of a human grader, it gives you an idea of how automated scoring systems work and includes immediate feedback on things like grammar, spelling, word choice, and plagiarism. Many teachers have encouraged their students to check… learn more
University of Delaware researcher studied teachers' use of on-line essay scoring software in the classroom with third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. Results were mixed, with higher engagement from some students and clear frustration from others. Teachers agreed that the software showed students the writing and editing process in ways they hadn't grasped before, but some teachers… learn more
