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AI exam marking "not a black and white solution", professor warns

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Wed, 6 Aug 2025, 7:45am
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AI exam marking "not a black and white solution", professor warns

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 6 Aug 2025, 7:45am

A digital education expert is cautious of blanket adoption of artificial intelligence for exam marking.  

Education Minister Erica Stanford says AI is already partly used for marking and expects it could do almost all assessments by 2028.  

It comes as the Government plans to scrap NCEA for an entirely new qualification.  

Canterbury University Associate Professor Kathryn MacCallum told Mike Hosking AI comes with its own complexities.

She says it will solve one problem, but won't address how it affects education overall.  

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