How Online Assessments Can Reduce Teacher Grading Workload
Online assessment does not remove teachers from evaluation. Used well, it removes repetitive scoring, result compilation, and copying so teachers can spend more time reviewing misconceptions and giving useful feedback. The greatest savings come from designing the assessment workflow—not simply moving the same paper onto a screen. Decide what should be automated Objective items with an unambiguous answer—such as carefully written multiple choice, matching, or numeric responses with defined tolerance—can often be scored automatically. Essays, working steps, creative responses, oral work, and many practical tasks need human judgement. ...