China using artificial intelligence to grade homework
Technology being tested in around 60,000 schools
Can robots grade student homework as well as human teachers?
Scientists in China working on a 10-year-old project believe they can -- one day.
The technology is designed to judge an essay according to its writing style and structure, as well as how well it sticks to a given topic. Researchers say it’s meant to make grading fairer and more accurate.
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A government document claims the algorithm and a human grader gave the same score more than 90% of the time. But schools and teachers interviewed by the SCMP said there were many instances where an excellent essay was given a low score.
Participating schools say for now, the AI program is only being used to grade exams that won’t affect a student’s official academic record.
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Scientists in the China project say their technology isn’t intended to replace human teachers, but it can potentially help students living in remote areas where access to educational resources is limited.
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