Teachers are looking at essay-grading software to critique student writing, but critics point to serious flaws within the technology
Jeff Pence knows the way that is best for his 7th grade English students to improve their writing is always to do more of it. But with 140 students, it can take him at the least two weeks to grade a batch of these essays.
And so the Canton, Ga., middle school teacher uses an internet, automated essay-scoring program that enables students to obtain feedback on the writing before handing in their work. (mehr …)