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The next phase is for AI to grade all these essays regardless of how they are produced. So you'll end up with some version of that scene from Real Genius where

The next phase is for AI to grade all these essays regardless of how they are produced. So you'll end up with some version of that scene from Real Genius where it's just machines talking to machines. One solution to this is very old school: in-person exams, hand-written, with no access to devices.

nradov 3y ago
AI grading has been in use for years. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/30/624373367/more-states-opting-to-robo-grade-student-essays-by-computer https://www.npr.org/2018/06/30/624373367/more-states-opting-...
- derbOac 3y ago
  I know; I've done research on it. But I don't know it's had the sort of widespread on-the-fly use in individual college courses in the same way as its application in large-scale standardized tests.
JimtheCoder 3y ago
"...in-person exams, hand-written, with no access to devices..." Maybe for math and subjects of that nature, but do you think your average college student could write out a 1000 word essay, or longer, without their hand falling off? I have been typing for so long that it is physically difficult for me to do that while trying to think of what to write. Maybe I am too basic...well, probably...but I would assume the same for many other keyboard jockeys...
- davee5 3y ago
  Just today I attended a 4th grade parents orientation at a Silicon Valley school where they noted they will be placing new emphasis on handwriting and cursive, specifically in order to build up legibility and hand stamina specifically for extended written exams. The teachers are anticipating a return to hand written testing at high school and college levels in the AI-assisted present/future, so they are preparing students accordingly. (Then we visited the coding class and STEAM classrooms. It's not a Luddite reaction, more of a practical response to witnessed trends.) The grade school pendulum has already started to swing from Chromebooks back to bluebooks.
  - mensetmanusman 3y ago
    These are easily defeated with small devices in the ear and shoe to guide the human. These are popular in Asia.
  - JimtheCoder 3y ago
    This is good news...

nradov 3y ago

AI grading has been in use for years. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/30/624373367/more-states-opting-to-robo-grade-student-essays-by-computer https://www.npr.org/2018/06/30/624373367/more-states-opting-...

derbOac 3y ago
I know; I've done research on it. But I don't know it's had the sort of widespread on-the-fly use in individual college courses in the same way as its application in large-scale standardized tests.

JimtheCoder 3y ago

"...in-person exams, hand-written, with no access to devices..." Maybe for math and subjects of that nature, but do you think your average college student could write out a 1000 word essay, or longer, without their hand falling off? I have been typing for so long that it is physically difficult for me to do that while trying to think of what to write. Maybe I am too basic...well, probably...but I would assume the same for many other keyboard jockeys...

davee5 3y ago
Just today I attended a 4th grade parents orientation at a Silicon Valley school where they noted they will be placing new emphasis on handwriting and cursive, specifically in order to build up legibility and hand stamina specifically for extended written exams. The teachers are anticipating a return to hand written testing at high school and college levels in the AI-assisted present/future, so they are preparing students accordingly. (Then we visited the coding class and STEAM classrooms. It's not a Luddite reaction, more of a practical response to witnessed trends.) The grade school pendulum has already started to swing from Chromebooks back to bluebooks.
- mensetmanusman 3y ago
  These are easily defeated with small devices in the ear and shoe to guide the human. These are popular in Asia.
- JimtheCoder 3y ago
  This is good news...