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How I reduced my marking time from 4 hours a week to 15 minutes

April 1, 2025

Reading each student’s work each week, at a rate of ten minutes each, took nearly two and a half hours. Thinking of suitable comments, adding them in to the appropriate place in Google Classroom, and updating my spreadsheet markbook took another hour and a half.

Something had to be done.

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In AI, Alternatives, On the lighter side Tags marking, assessment, automation, spreadsheet
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Using AI to mark students' work: postscript

September 16, 2024

I didn’t think AI's answer was good enough. I didn’t ask how ethical the proposals were. I asked it to mark an Economics essay.

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In AI, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags AI, artificial intelligence, grading, marking, essay-marking

Using AI to mark students' work

September 13, 2024

The Department for Education in England is running a study on how AI might be used for marking work. I thought I’d test AI’s ability to mark a student’s economics essay.

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In AI, Research Tags AI, artificial intelligence, marking, essay-marking

On this day #7: Marking workload reduction

November 22, 2020

The only thing worse than feeling tired but knowing you have to mark 30 books by tomorrow morning is that feeling of ennui at 5 o-clock on a grim Sunday evening when all you want to do is curl up with a mug of tea and watch a movie, but having those exercise books smirking back at you.

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In Assessment, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags marking, assessment
Marking, by Terry Freedman

Marking, by Terry Freedman

How I became more efficient at marking and got my life back

November 22, 2018

Here is a short exposition of the changes I made in order to reduce the amount of marking I had to take home with me.

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In Assessment, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags marking, assessment, workload
Robot, by Terry. OK, so I'm useless at drawing. Get over it!

Robot, by Terry. OK, so I'm useless at drawing. Get over it!

Robots, artificial intelligence and all that

October 5, 2017

Call me a dreamer, but I think AI and robots are developments to be welcomed in education, not to worry about.

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In Discussion topic, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags robots, artificial intelligence, AI, writing, marking
Such a shame that we can't look inside kids' heads. It would make assessment so much easier!

Such a shame that we can't look inside kids' heads. It would make assessment so much easier!

5 articles on assessment and assessing computing

April 28, 2016

How to assess pupils in Computing, marking, evaluation -- here are 5 articles that I hope you'll find challenging, thought-provoking and perhaps even useful!

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In Assessment, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags assessment, evaluation, marking, assessing Computing
More than just ticking boxes

More than just ticking boxes

My 10-point marking strategy

April 19, 2016

Marking is an important part of assessment, but it need not be unduly arduous.

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In Assessment, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags marking, self-marking spreadsheet, assessment
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Hollywood here I come. Or maybe not. Picture from pixabay.com CC0

Terry's 2 minute tips #1 Marking with coloured pens

April 12, 2016

Is marking with different coloured pens a good idea? That's the topic I cover in this edition of Terry's 2 Minute Tips.

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In Terry's 2 Minute Tips, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Assessment Tags marking, video
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Marking with coloured pens? Don't make me laugh!

April 4, 2016

I find the notion of marking kids' work in different coloured pens ridiculous. Always have done.

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In Assessment, Terry's 2 Minute Tips Tags marking, assessment
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