Artificial intelligence assessment tools are increasingly widely used in the local education field

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology is gradually promoted in the local education field, although the question setting and marking of national examinations such as the Primary School Leaving Examination and O-Level Examination are still done manually, many schools have begun to adopt AI in in-school assessments.  Tools to improve efficiency.

 In response to Lianhe Zaobao's inquiry, the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Authority stated that AI is currently not used in setting and grading questions for any national examinations, but students can use AI tools to complete coursework as long as they comply with regulations and make declarations.  (coursework) exam.  At the same time, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority continues to develop AI-based teaching tools such as Computerized Adaptive Testing.

 Du Xuying, director of the mathematics department of Anchor Green Primary School, pointed out in an interview that the school has been using CATalytics, a student testing software based on AI technology, since before the COVID-19 epidemic, allowing teachers to more effectively assess Primary 5 and 6 students.  level of mathematics learning.

 She introduced that the questions designed by the test software are aimed at different students' levels, and the difficulty of subsequent questions will be automatically adjusted based on the correctness or incorrectness of the questions answered, helping teachers to more accurately know the true level of students.