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Essays marked by computer program
Computers are being used to mark American university student’s essays in a project that could radically alter the teaching role of academics.
The half-year sociology course at the University of Missouri usually attracts between 70 and 200 students, meaning a lot of essay marking. The software system was adopted after a vote by undergraduates. They were asked to choose between marked essays or multiple-choice questions – less time-consuming for academics – as the main form of assessment.
Professor Brent said, ‘Students were two-to-one in favor of essays. They would far rather write longer pieces of work and this enables them to get better feedback. Now they can revise their work as many times as they like before submitting their final effort.’
Several projects have looked at marking work electronically. High schools in Indiana began using a program called E-rater last year to grade English essays. In England, the exam board Edexcel uses e-mail to send answers to complex questions to teachers marking at home. ‘Qualrus was developed with a $100,000 (£53,500) grant from the national Science Foundation.
The half-year sociology course at the University of Missouri usually attracts between 70 and 200 students, meaning a lot of essay marking. The software system was adopted after a vote by undergraduates. They were asked to choose between marked essays or multiple-choice questions – less time-consuming for academics – as the main form of assessment.
Professor Brent said, ‘Students were two-to-one in favor of essays. They would far rather write longer pieces of work and this enables them to get better feedback. Now they can revise their work as many times as they like before submitting their final effort.’
Several projects have looked at marking work electronically. High schools in Indiana began using a program called E-rater last year to grade English essays. In England, the exam board Edexcel uses e-mail to send answers to complex questions to teachers marking at home. ‘Qualrus was developed with a $100,000 (£53,500) grant from the national Science Foundation.
1) How long is the sociology course at the University of Missouri?
2) According to the article, what assessment tasks are quicker to mark than essays?
3) How can Qualrus help students to improve their essays before they submit them to their tutors?
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Teksts: Eksāmens angļu valodā 12. klasei - Skolēna darba lapa - Lasīšana - 2006.gada 24.maijs
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