Case Study 1
A Smarter Grade: AI Revolutionizes Essay Assessments for a Global EdTech Company
Empowering educators through AI-powered essay evaluation
The Question: Could AI be deployed to grade essays and free faculty members to focus on the business of teaching?
Manual grading processes consumed significant faculty time.
Delays in feedback cycles impacted student learning outcomes.
Lack of consistency and standardization due to manual grading processes.
Absence of data-driven insights to inform curriculum improvements.
Restricted faculty bandwidth for instructional and mentoring activities.
The client, a leading global EdTech company specializing in K-12 education, faced critical challenges in streamlining essay grading and ensuring consistent, high-quality feedback for students.
Generative Scoring Engine: Deployed generative AI models for rubric-aligned essay scoring.
Personalized Feedback: Automated narrative feedback tailored to individual student responses.
LMS Integration: Integrated seamlessly into the client’s LMS for efficient workflows.
Insightful Dashboards: Provided actionable insights from structured essay data via dashboards.
Scalable Infrastructure: Scalable architecture enabled support for the client’s growing user base.
Faculty Oversight: Faculty-in-the-loop functionality ensured oversight on high-stakes assignments.
An AI-driven essay scoring engine was developed and integrated into the client’s core systems to address these challenges effectively.
The AI-powered essay scoring engine delivered transformational results for both faculty and students.
Reduced faculty grading time by 80%.
Accelerated feedback cycles, enhancing student engagement and learning.
Standardized grading processes, eliminating biases and inconsistencies.
Surfaced critical curriculum insights to drive educational improvements.
Empowered educators to focus on higher-value teaching and mentorship activities.EdTech organizations can significantly improve both operational efficiency and educational outcomes with AI-powered grading tools, creating a scalable and equitable learning environment.
