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AI Tends to Mark Students’ Essays Higher Than Humans, Study Shows
LLMs cannot be relied on to give accurate indication of student performance, researchers find, as universities explore ways to relieve pressure on graders.
To Grade or Not to Grade … Is the Wrong Question
At Michigan, we hope covering students’ first-semester grades will lessen their stress and encourage them to challenge themselves intellectually.
U of Michigan Attempts to Disrupt the Transactional System
Making space for student self-regulation is good, actually.
‘Catastrophic’ Tech Issues Postpone Wash. Bar Exam
Roughly 645 people will have to take the newly redesigned exam later this year or next. One outraged law dean says those options aren’t good enough for the thwarted test takers.
Law Schools Are Asking the Wrong Question About AI
The more interesting one is not about academic integrity. It’s about what it means to assess professional competence in a fast-changing field.
The 5-Letter Problem With Grades
The A-through-F system is not serving students (or employers) well.
That Chart From Brown Isn’t Really About Cheating
We made grades the point. AI just made them cheap.
Taking the Cotton Candy Out of Your Learning Objectives
Rethinking your learning outcomes to build them around transferable skills is the first step toward better, more nutritious course design.