New Technology Adds Another Powerful Capability to McGraw-Hill Digital Course Materials for College Students
NEW YORK, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its position as a market leader in learning science, McGraw-Hill announced today that it is developing a new artificially intelligent tool that guides students through the entire writing process, and gives higher education instructors a way to efficiently and effectively assign and grade writing. Embedded into McGraw-Hill Connect® digital learning materials for writing done in all course areas, the adaptive tool will help millions of students demonstrate critical and analytical thinking skills and develop writing skills for college-level work and competitive careers.
IntelliMetric® is scientifically proven to score writing at or above the level of human expert scorers. But did you know one of its most powerful advantages is being fair?
Evaluating writing is more challenging when you know or have met the writer. Bias can play in unintentionally, even if processes are in place to prevent this from happening.
Read on to learn how IntelliMetric® can help prevent bias in schools and in the workplace.
IntelliMetric, a globally-renowned artificial intelligence scoring platform, is based on 30 years of research and development and has been used to score open-ended essay assessments since 1998. As the first commercially-successful tool to administer open-ended questions and provide immediate feedback, this automated essay scorer has solidified itself as the leading tool of its type. So what sets it apart from the rest?
Here is one key factor worth discussing: instead of drawing upon feedback from one designated scorer to evaluate essays, IntelliMetric learns from hundreds of previously marked papers and has six different approaches to that learning. It then blends together the six different approaches into a unified model.
After decades of development, Artificial Intelligence has certainly come a long way. Cautious decision-makers within school systems, governments and other high-level industries all over the world now rely on various AI-driven tools on a daily basis. IntelliMetric’s automated essay-scoring capabilities, for example, are currently being utilized by the United Nations to enhance the efficiency of their hiring practices.
If you are looking to dedicate time, money and trust into all that AI has to offer, you should proceed with caution. There is a wide divide between leading tools like IntelliMetric and other automated essay scoring options that don’t offer the same level of unbiased expert feedback.
The best way to test a job applicant’s or student’s writing ability is to request a fresh writing sample. Unfortunately, whether you are in charge of a vast school system or running a multi-level company, providing grades for every essay or piece of work becomes a massive drain on your time.
Leaders in academia, corporations, and government alike need to ensure that everyone in their organization is a capable communicator—but how is anyone supposed to read several hundred writing samples in addition to their standard workflow?
New Technology Adds Another Powerful Capability to McGraw-Hill Digital Course Materials for College Students
NEW YORK, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its position as a market leader in learning science, McGraw-Hill announced today that it is developing a new artificially intelligent tool that guides students through the entire writing process, and gives higher education instructors a way to efficiently and effectively assign and grade writing. Embedded into McGraw-Hill Connect® digital learning materials for writing done in all course areas, the adaptive tool will help millions of students demonstrate critical and analytical thinking skills and develop writing skills for college-level work and competitive careers.
This new learning tool will provide instructors with yet another powerful digital resource. McGraw-Hill's newly developed writing interface will leverage Vantage Learning's artificial intelligence (AI)-based writing feedback and scoring systems, helping students choose more effective wording or grammar, improve ideation skills and understand what makes effective writing.
The automated writing feedback tool is the newest capability added to McGraw-Hill digital course materials, designed to improve learning outcomes for students, while ensuring affordability and high value.
"The new writing tool has the potential to dramatically increase the ability of faculty to allow for written assignments in courses without dramatically increasing the course workload," said Michael Troyan, Instructor and Online Coordinator in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State University. "This could allow for multiple, simple writing assignments that could be easily graded, even in large lecture courses."
"All students need strong writing and critical thinking skills to succeed in college and in the workforce," said Scott Virkler, Chief Product and Operating Officer for higher education at McGraw-Hill. "McGraw-Hill takes pride in leveraging technology to provide purposeful learning experiences and this new solution will help students create more meaningful, effective and original communications. Even more exciting, the technology will support learning in the broadest sense; it is not simply teaching writing in isolation, but a skill that supports all learning. We see unprecedented potential to lift students' English skills at scale while providing them with life-long workforce skills."
Written communication skills are not only critical for student success, they remain one of the most in-demand skills in the workforce. Yet, less than half of employers believe that recent college graduates enter the job market with the appropriate skill level and preparation needed.
"We're excited to work with McGraw-Hill to enable better outcomes for students," said Paul Edelblut, Vice President of Vantage Labs. "Artificial intelligence-based learning solutions continue to break new ground in adaptive learning for writing. Our partnership with McGraw-Hill will produce a comprehensive technology solution, including AI-based feedback and scoring, that supports McGraw-Hill's quality educational content for teaching students how to write."
About Vantage Learning
The world leader in K-12 education technologies, Vantage Learning creates Adaptive Learning Environments® to support student achievement and school improvement. Formed to meet the needs of the ever-evolving education industry, Vantage provides educators with sophisticated knowledge and immediate feedback solutions to enhance and support a continuous learning process. Its exceptional technology, including artificial intelligence, natural language understanding and web-based learning objects, provides adaptive resources for individualized instruction and professional development.
Paul Edelblut
Vantage Labs
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Abstract: Learn how IntelliMetric® analyzes and scores written open-ended essay assessments in seconds.
IntelliMetric®: How it Works
IntelliMetric® is based on 30 years of research and development and has been used to score open-ended essay assessments since 1998. IntelliMetric® is the first commercially successful tool able to administer open-ended questions and provide immediate feedback to students.
In order to score essays, IntelliMetric® "learns" from a set of responses previously determined by experts. In this way, IntelliMetric® understands the combined judgments of human scorers.
