But the essay might not have even been seen by a human, but instead been graded entirely by a computer system comparing your essay to sample essays in a database.

To demonstrate, he takes a not-so-stellar sample essay, rife with spelling mistakes and sentence fragments, and runs it by the robo-grader, which instantly spits back a not-so-stellar score. "It gives ...

One company is developing an essay grading computer program that can take the load off professors and standardized test graders. Rose Eveleth - Contributor. April 8, 2013. Get our newsletter!

For example, her company’s essay-scoring tool is used in a literacy project at the University of Colorado, ... 2002 edition of Education Week as States Testing Computer-Scored Essays.

A language researcher and former MIT professor is giving computer-generated essay marking systems a failing grade. Les Perelman, who recently retired from his writing research post at MIT, says ...

Essay-style questions are worth a lot of marks. Find out how to tackle them with this BBC Bitesize GCSE Computer Science AQA study guide.

Essay-style questions are worth a lot of marks. They test not only your technical knowledge and understanding, but whether or not this can be put into a coherent argument. Part of Computer Science ...