Formative Assessments are tiring for everyone!
Yes I said it.
It is tiring to create them, grade them, and even do them!
But we can’t avoid them can we? They are the building blocks to education. The gateway to knowledge. The steps to enlightenment.
How can we make formative assessments easier for us?
Well, the most time consuming aspects of it is creating and grading them. Lets see how AI can help with automating these.
How to use AI to create formative assessments?
General purpose Large Language Models (LLM) like ChatGPT can help with question and answer generation.
But I’m sure we all tried it, and it kinda sucks… The questions were either out of context or too easy.
We faced this exact problem and created UseMemo.ai which generates thematic MCQ questions from your textbooks / slides. It creates questions that require higher order thinking, making it a great addition to any formative assessment.
How to use AI to grade formative assessments?
AI like ChatGPT seems to be all knowing, but when its wrong its painfully obvious.
How can we trust it to give feedback to our students then?
I believe giving the AI the right context allows it to be able to detect criteria you are looking for, and provide valuable feedback to your students.
Applications like Class Companion lets you do just that! Dictate your marking rubrics and let your students practice on low stakes quizzes.
