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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:Playing favorites by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not who, what.

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  2. Re:After school by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    The lesson you probably learned is that buttkissing gets you further in today's society than delivering good work.

    Who said school doesn't prepare you properly for your adult life?

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  3. Re:Play favorites? I believe it by adolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you mean South Carolina?

    Perhaps it was simply a very long time ago, and he was referring to the Province of Carolina.

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