AI USE IN ASSESSMENTS: EDUCATION

In an up-and-coming world of technology, the use of AI can help support many aspects of life, especially within education. Both teachers and students can benefit the use of AI if used properly.

1. AI FOR FEEDBACK

Certain AI tools for education can help "teachers provide feedback timely" to students almost immediatly. This will help students understand their strengths and weakness within any quiz, test, or assignment in any subject.  Having immediate feedback can provide the student support with material while it is still fresh in their head. Some other benefits of AI for feedback are: "personalized suggestions, reduced workload for teachers, data tracking for student progress". With this also comes some disadvantages like: "risk of inaccuracies, lack of communication, and lack of social connections".

2. Academic Integrity & Ethics

With AI becoming more involved in education it comes with "ethical concerns" in the classroom.  Academic integrity raises concerns within school district raising a question on whether it is "fair, accurate, and still original work". Schools must follow closely to insure a strict privacy, originality, and proper conduct rules closely.  Even with AI, teachers still need to provide "final grading, evaluate critical thinking, address  misunderstandings, provide support, and insure ethical standards".

3. My Perspective 

My perspective on AI in assessments is that it should not replace teachers, staff, or coursebooks, it should be used as a support system for the teacher and the classroom.  The ways AI can be intergrated as a support tool are: "draft submission, practice work, study guides, student performance, and supporting tracher instruction". I believe the most potential AI can bring to a classroom is reducing teacher workload giving more of an oppotunity to the students to understand material when the teacher can not work with all of the students at the same time. I have attached a video that helps understand some pros of cons with AI in a classroom.

Proper student use of AI

References:

Ilieva, G., Yankova, T., Ruseva, M., & Kabaivanov, S. (2025). A framework for generative AI-driven assessment in higher education. Information, 16(6), 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/info16060472

UNESCO. (2025, May 19). What’s worth measuring? The future of assessment in the AI age. UNESCO. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/whats-worth-measuring-future-assessment-ai-age