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Computers Could Grade Essay Tests Better Than Profs

Posted by timothy on from the mckittrick's-behind-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Robot essay graders could be the answer to grade inflation. New software being tested turns over the task of grading to computers — this article has an interactive demo of the software. One professor says the computer is far fairer than human graders, who get tired and become inconsistent, or play favorites."

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  1. Re:Play favorites? I believe it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I once got an F on a paper from a TA who wrote in the margins "How dare you write nothing but bullshit" Um, that's what literary analysis IS, completely.

    FTFY