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forwardslash · 4251 days ago · link · · parent · post: Computers Will Now Grade Your College-Level Essays - NYTimes.com
My university uses plagiarism detecting tools such as turnitin but we already have enough problems with bad marking with people marking essays.
We already have enough problems with bad marking with people marking essays.
Maybe they figure that the computers will only be marginally worse or better. Professors have told me that they are only looking for the idea and overlooking the writing. Essays in some courses at my university are marked by teaching assistants whose command of English is not stellar.