AUTOMATIC ESSAY ASSESSMENT
Is the use of an electronic machine to make essay evaluation also this based on e-leaning course of action.
SHORT NARATION OF THE REASEARCH
As proposed during 1960’s by researchers who did the investigation which based on automatic essay assessment .In 1966 the researchers conducted the project called (PEG) which measures:
(a)The total number of words.
In measurement of number of word helps the user to evacuate the required amount in a specific task of presentation.
(b)The length of the essay
While in extent to size/ height / length of an essay helps the tutor to perform his / her commission of marking those coursework.
AIMS OF AUTOMATIC EASSAY ASSESSMENT
(i) Steer clear of plagiarism
This is the situation of taking some one word or ideas and own as yours without any permission from the owner of that property.
(ii) Progressive of marking reliability
Also this was among the aims because it helps the tutors to be consistence to perform well their markings through the use of computers and other devices which simplified the work.
(iii) Prove individualized and detailed feedback to the students
Apart from performing job or task well also it brings more about the comprehensive response the student concerned.
(iv) Make evaluation
In this factor shows how to analyze the out come contents of the assessment of automatic process of essay.
(v) determine the grade
Lastly but not the least it settle on the verification of the scores, ranking, rating and other things of that like as to shoe the top of the billboard.
SOME CRITERION FOR MAKING EVALUATION
During the evaluation of automatic essay assessment the tutor / teachers / lectures / trainer were able to follow the IEA system of describing;
(a) Mechanics
This was the evaluation which based on word choice as the criterion of assessment.
(b) Content
Also the similarity of the course work was preferred the trainers so as to make easy evaluations on grading the scores of the students.
(c) Plagiarism
And the similarity of the words or ideas of two or more people also was considered so as to avoid the breach of copping.
(d) Technique
As style of the same approach is important even in our daily life activities so as to have coherence work style of forthcoming the question
SIGNIFICANCE OF AUTOMATIC ESSAY ASSESSMENT
Always in this section we are only considering in two sides as for
(i)Teachers
(a) It accumulates time in marking procedure
(b) It saves time in making evaluation.
(c) It helps to make a final scorer.
(d) It helps a teacher to be uniformity
(ii) Students
(a) It makes challenges to students to reflect critically.
(b) It provides real feedback to the students.
(c) It looks the qualities of the students work and not comparisons with others.
(c) It support students to reflect learning process
CHALLENGES
(i) Expenditure for manufacture program.
(ii) Reduces accepted wisdom capability of the teacher.
(iii) Require high qualified people on system.
(iv)The written work should be readable by a computer/main frame.
CONCLUSION
The use of automatic essay assessment we have in daily life is applicable for future use of computer to make whole corrections of essay as well.
Refference
(i)T.Kakkonen,alt, (2007). Department of Computer Science and Statistics.University of Joensuu, Finland.
(ii)M.Mozgovoy, alt(2007), Using Natural Language Parsers in Plagiarism Detection. Proceedings of the SLaTE Workshop on Speech and Language Technology in Education. Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA.
(iii) Y,Attali.alt. (2006). Automated essay scoring with e-rater v.2. Journal of Technology,Learning,and assessment.
(iv)www.wikipedia.com
(v)www.4shared.com
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