The rapid rise in both use of generative AI and the number of specialised tools available has meant not only can learners use AI tools to assist with preparing their assignments, but educators can use a plethora of AI tools to assess learner work. Despite the benefits that automating assessment may bring, there are good reasons to consider avoiding the use of such tools.
A student’s work is their intellectual property. Unless you have permission to use it outside of class, then avoid doing so.
A student’s personal data, including their name, ID number and other details, should never be uploaded to an external app without consent.
Content uploaded to an AI tool may be added to its database and used to train the tool.
AI apps are known to be biased. Feedback generated by an AI app can be biased or unfair
An AI app does not know your student like you do. It can provide generic feedback, but may not help to scaffold a student’s learning.
AI apps can provide generic feedback, but as an educator, you can personalise feedback to help the student grow.
Educators model ethical behaviour, this includes transparent and fair assessment. If you are using tech tools to assess student learning, it is important to be transparent about it.
If your job description includes assessing student work, you may be violating your employment contract if you offload assessment to an AI app.
Nevertheless, if you wish to go ahead and use a tool for marking assessments, think about the following
Image: 8 Tips on Why Educators Should Avoid Using AI Apps to Help with Assessment of Student Learning by Dr. Sarah Eaton is used under a CC-BY-NC-SA licence
