Exam boards warn students may try to cheat new grading system by submitting work that is not theirs

Exam boards have warned that students may try to cheat the new grading system by submitting work that is not their own.  Schools have been told to take measures to ensure that private tutors are not giving ‘inappropriate levels of support’ to students when they are completing their schoolwork, which could form the basis of … Read more

Student tricks AI grading system into giving a perfect score by adding ‘word salad’ to answers

As students across the US return to school, many are adapting to virtual learning amid the ongoing pandemic. But critics claim Edgenuity, an online learning program adopted by tens of thousands of schools, is flawed.  Edgenuity grades assignments and quizzes using artificial intelligence and one middle-schooler was able to outsmart the system. By adding a jumble … Read more

England braced for A-level ‘shambles’: Boris Johnson is urged to overhaul ‘unfair’ grading process

Boris Johnson came under increasing pressure to overhaul England’s A-Level marking system today after Nicola Sturgeon bowed to pressure to U-turn over a system branded ‘unfair’ by parents and teachers. Thousands of English 18-year-olds are due to get their results on Thursday despite not sitting exams due to coronavirus, using a ‘standardisation’ system. But Ms … Read more