Autograders have existed for a long time. It just that prior versions of the technology required significant compromises in what kinds of questions could be asked, i.e., only multiple choice or math questions with a single numerical response. Even older than that much, maybe most, college courseswork isn't graded by the professor but by student workers or staff. It's not really important who/what does the grading.
What's important is that meaningful feedback is given so that students learn from their mistakes, but that's no different with AI than what has been done for decades prior.
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u/Next-Supermarket9538 11h ago
Autograders have existed for a long time. It just that prior versions of the technology required significant compromises in what kinds of questions could be asked, i.e., only multiple choice or math questions with a single numerical response. Even older than that much, maybe most, college courseswork isn't graded by the professor but by student workers or staff. It's not really important who/what does the grading.
What's important is that meaningful feedback is given so that students learn from their mistakes, but that's no different with AI than what has been done for decades prior.