The authority has run an initial trial with the University of Alberta, which looked at 31,103 exams from 2019 level 1 history and level 1, 2 and 3 English, with the recommendation being to run further trials to look at how the technology could work. “The outcome of the next phase of research will help to decide whether there is value in using automated marking of text, and where that value may be for NCEA.
NZQA
NZQA does not have formal plans to implement the technology, but says it is looking at how it could be used in an NCEA context in the future (File photo).