Reading each student’s work each week, at a rate of ten minutes each, took nearly two and a half hours. Thinking of suitable comments, adding them in to the appropriate place in Google Classroom, and updating my spreadsheet markbook took another hour and a half.
Something had to be done.
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I didn’t think AI's answer was good enough. I didn’t ask how ethical the proposals were. I asked it to mark an Economics essay.
Read MoreThe Department for Education in England is running a study on how AI might be used for marking work. I thought I’d test AI’s ability to mark a student’s economics essay.
Read MoreThe only thing worse than feeling tired but knowing you have to mark 30 books by tomorrow morning is that feeling of ennui at 5 o-clock on a grim Sunday evening when all you want to do is curl up with a mug of tea and watch a movie, but having those exercise books smirking back at you.
Read MoreMarking, by Terry Freedman
Here is a short exposition of the changes I made in order to reduce the amount of marking I had to take home with me.
Read MoreRobot, by Terry. OK, so I'm useless at drawing. Get over it!
Call me a dreamer, but I think AI and robots are developments to be welcomed in education, not to worry about.
Read MoreSuch a shame that we can't look inside kids' heads. It would make assessment so much easier!
How to assess pupils in Computing, marking, evaluation -- here are 5 articles that I hope you'll find challenging, thought-provoking and perhaps even useful!
Read MoreMore than just ticking boxes
Marking is an important part of assessment, but it need not be unduly arduous.
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Is marking with different coloured pens a good idea? That's the topic I cover in this edition of Terry's 2 Minute Tips.
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I find the notion of marking kids' work in different coloured pens ridiculous. Always have done.
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