AI Grading Assistance

AI Grading Assistance works like a teaching assistant who reads through answer sheets first and jots down a draft score before the teacher sees them. Feed it a student's writing or problem-solving work, and it scores it against a set grading rubric, then leaves short notes on what worked well and what needs fixing.

But this assistant isn't perfect. If the grading criteria are vague or a student's answer takes a creative, unexpected approach, it can give an off-base score, so the final call still rests with the human teacher. That's why most tools leave the final decision to the teacher and use AI mainly to take the time-consuming first pass off their hands.

Lately, more education startups have been building this feature into their own services. As major AI companies run programs supporting startups that build learning tools for children and teachers, features like grading assistance are being tested within those programs as well.

You can try asking a chatbot something like this:

Below is an essay written by a middle school student. Please score each category out of 5 points based on the grading criteria (understanding of the topic, logical flow, grammar), and list three areas for improvement.

(paste the essay text here)

The more specific you make the grading criteria, the more consistent the results will be.