As any instructor knows, grading can be incredibly time-consuming, inconsistent, and prone to bias.
Now, thanks to advances in AI, grading assignments is faster, fairer, and more consistent than ever.
In fact, AI grading is often more accurate and helpful than grading done by instructors alone.
That doesn’t mean AI will replace us! But it does mean we can get students better feedback, faster.
A study by the International University of Applied Sciences found that AI made 44% fewer errors than human graders on open-ended questions.
Another study compared AI-generated feedback to that of human instructors and found that students rated the AI feedback as more helpful, fluent, and grammatically correct.
Some tools have achieved 95%+ accuracy across multiple languages, suggesting AI is not just fast, but globally adaptable.
And while skepticism is healthy, the data is clear: AI grading tools are no longer just “good enough”—they’re often better.
Why Educators Are Embracing AI Grading
Beyond accuracy, here’s why more professors are turning to AI to grade open-ended work:
- AI grading saves time—a lot of it.
Instructors report saving up to 13 hours a week by using AI to draft feedback. - AI doesn’t suffer from fatigue or bias.
It applies rubrics the same way every time, ensuring fairness across students and sections.
- AI promotes equitable grading
AI reduces disparities based on language fluency, gender, or race—issues well-documented in traditional grading. - AI provides faster feedback
A fast turnaround on feedback means improved learning outcomes.
So if AI can improve the quality of our grading, the question is…
How Can You Use AI Grading?
Flex, Higher Education’s AI Teaching Assistant, drafts high-quality assignment feedback, ready for you to edit!
Our AI Teaching Assistant was built specifically for entrepreneurship instructors but can be used by all professors.
Check out the demo below to learn more:
Instructors can use Flex to:
- Draft feedback
- Grade assignments
- Generate lesson plans
- Develop course outlines
- Create games like Bingo and Jeopardy and more
When used effectively, AI doesn’t just save time—it enhances your students’ learning experience too.
Not Ready for AI Grading?
If you’re not quite ready to use Flex for your grading, try our Feedback Loops.
Feedback Loops use AI to give your students feedback while they work!
When students receive actionable feedback they can use to improve right away, class engagement soars.
Feedback Loops are exclusive to the Experiential Entrepreneurship Curriculum, so if you’d like to try them, request an ExEC preview.
More AI Research to Come
We’re keeping an eye on several AI grading studies and will share results as soon as they’re available.
In the meantime, if you’ve had any experiences with AI grading (positive or negative)—we’d love to hear about them!
Please email Doan Winkel at [email protected] today.
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