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How should AI support assessment without replacing academic judgement?

AI가 학업적 판단을 대체하지 않으면서 평가를 어떻게 도와야 할까요?

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AI should support assessment by handling limited, auditable tasks rather than making final academic decisions. It might help check whether feedback is consistent, identify patterns across a large set of scripts or flag cases that need closer human review. However, the final judgment should remain with qualified teachers, because assessment is not just pattern recognition. It involves interpreting intention, originality, disciplinary standards and the student's response to a particular task. For example, AI might notice that two comments about evidence are inconsistent, but a teacher has to decide whether the student's argument is actually persuasive. The useful role for AI is therefore advisory and transparent. It can strengthen human judgment, but it should not replace responsibility for standards or outcomes.

AI는 최종적인 학업 판단을 내리기보다, 제한적이고 검증 가능한 업무를 맡아 평가를 돕는 역할을 해야 해요. 예를 들어 피드백이 일관적인지 확인하거나, 많은 답안에서 공통된 패턴을 찾아내거나, 더 자세한 사람의 검토가 필요한 사례를 표시하는 데는 도움이 될 수 있어요. 하지만 최종 판단은 자격을 갖춘 교사에게 남아 있어야 해요. 평가는 단순한 패턴 인식만으로 끝나지 않기 때문이에요. 의도, 독창성, 평가 기준, 그리고 학생이 특정 과제에 어떻게 반응했는지를 해석하는 과정이 필요해요. 예를 들어 AI는 증거에 대한 두 의견이 서로 일관되지 않다는 점을 알아챌 수 있지만, 학생의 주장이 실제로 설득력 있는지는 교사가 판단해야 해요. 그래서 AI가 맡아야 할 유용한 역할은 조언을 제공하고 그 과정을 투명하게 보여주는 거예요. AI는 사람의 판단을 더 강하게 만들어 줄 수는 있지만, 기준이나 결과에 대한 책임까지 대신할 수는 없어요.

What is the main risk if AI becomes part of grading or feedback?

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The central risk is that students may receive feedback that sounds authoritative but lacks real understanding. AI can produce polished comments, but polish is not the same as insight. For example, a student might be told to "develop the argument further" even when the real problem is that they misunderstood the evidence or answered a slightly different question. Because the comment sounds professional, the student may accept it without receiving useful guidance. This is especially dangerous in high-stakes assessment, where feedback affects confidence and future choices. I would not say human feedback is always excellent, but weak human feedback can at least be questioned through a responsible person. AI feedback risks sounding final while being shallow, generic or misaligned with the task.

How would you answer the argument that AI makes assessment more efficient and consistent?

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Efficiency and consistency are real advantages, especially in large courses where teachers are under pressure and students wait too long for feedback. AI may help identify uneven marking, summarize common problems or reduce repetitive administrative work. I would not dismiss those gains. However, consistency is not enough if the system consistently misses nuance. For example, an AI tool might apply the same surface-level comment to many essays, while failing to notice that each student's problem is different. That is efficient, but not educationally rich. The question should be whether AI saves time in ways that improve human feedback, not whether it simply reduces labor. If efficiency weakens interpretation, the university has gained speed at the expense of judgment and learning.

What should universities avoid doing as AI assessment tools become more powerful?

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Universities should avoid treating AI assessment as innovation by default. A powerful tool can still weaken education if it reduces feedback to prediction, classification or risk management. For example, a system that quickly labels students as at risk may help staff prioritize support, but it may also narrow how teachers see those students. Similarly, automated feedback may look modern while making assessment less personal and less intellectually demanding. The long-term danger is that universities start designing assessment around what tools can measure, rather than around what students need to learn. AI should be adopted only when it strengthens educational purposes that the institution has already defined. Novelty is not a sufficient reason to change how students are judged or supported.