At best, these algorithms can only pick on obvious spelling, grammar, punctuation and style errors. They have no concept of semantics. Therefore the students will have to polish the form and abandon the content.
To prove this point, I suggest setting up a testing competition, this time for algorithms to generate meaningless 'essays'. I expect their easy success obtaining full marks.
So, what will be the educational outcome of this? In three simple words: more dumbing down.
Is this another example of the obsession of officials everywhere with the pedestrian form at the expense of original content? I think it tells us a lot about their own limited mentality.
To prove this point, I suggest setting up a testing competition, this time for algorithms to generate meaningless 'essays'. I expect their easy success obtaining full marks.
So, what will be the educational outcome of this? In three simple words: more dumbing down.
Is this another example of the obsession of officials everywhere with the pedestrian form at the expense of original content? I think it tells us a lot about their own limited mentality.