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Software is a tool that can be used effectively in education (e.g., Khan Academy). Nobody says it is the only tool that you should use. If you are saying that

by d0mine 4y ago

Software is a tool that can be used effectively in education (e.g., Khan Academy). Nobody says it is the only tool that you should use. If you are saying that 100% of grading must be manual, it implies 0% effectiveness of Khan Academy (false). In practice, even if just a half of the tests can be automated, it would free the time for teachers to do the work that can't be automated. Software can provide a great leverage.

Beltalowda 4y ago
> If you are saying that 100% of grading must be manual That's not what was said though; I don't think anyone has a problem with some grading being automated (e.g. multiple-choice), and software has been used for decades for this kind of thing. But there are serious limitations to this. If I solve a math problem in the correct way but made a silly mistake in the arithmetic leading to the wrong answer, then this is still a "correct" answer in a way, worth of some points. And grading math is easy; how would you automate the grading of a question like "describe two reasons why the American settlers declared independence"?