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Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can... More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By ...

A: They're cheap to score. B: They can be scored quickly. C: They score without human bias. D: All of the above. It would take a computer about a nano-second to mark "D" as the correct answer. That's ...

It would take a computer about a nano-second to mark "D" as the correct answer. That's easy. But now, machines are also grading students' essays. Computers are scoring long form answers on anything ...