Research: AI may speed up the grading process for teachers
Grading can be a time-consuming task for many teachers. Artificial intelligence tools may help ease the strain, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
Many states have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, which emphasize the importance of argumentation, investigation, and data analysis. But teachers following the curriculum face challenges when it’s time to grade students’ work.
“Asking kids to draw a model, to write an explanation, to argue with each other are very complex tasks,” said Xiaoming Zhai, corresponding author of the study and an associate professor and director of the AI4STEM Education Center in UGA’s Mary Frances Early College of Education. “Teachers often don’t have enough time to score all the students’ responses, which means students will not be able to receive timely feedback.”