It started as a joke over a cup of coffee in the teacher’s room at Drottningborg secondary school in Grimstad. This led to a couple of teachers testing out the possibilities offered by the robot. Also for the teachers. – I asked “ChatGPT” to assess tasks that were already correct. And to give grades. – The results that appeared on the screen were surprising to say the least, says the teacher of one of the graduating classes, Anne Kristine M. Soldal. Teacher Anne Kristine M. Soldal believes the writing robot assesses tasks surprisingly well. Photo: Erik Wiig Andersen / news The robot gave strikingly similar assessments to what the teachers had done beforehand. Like many other schools, there has been skepticism about the use of the writing robot “ChatGPT” in the school. Before Christmas, the National Association for Norwegian Education sends a message of concern to the Storting politicians about the matter. The fear is that pupils will use the technology to cheat in assignments. This is very difficult to detect because the robot writes differently each time. Surprises the pupils When news visits the school, the pupils do not know that it is a robot that has assessed their assignments. Soldal enters his class with a sly smile on his face. – I can now reveal that it is “ChatGPT” that has assessed your assignments. It has also given grades. Teacher Anne Kristine M. Soldal reveals that it is the writing robot ChatGPT that has assessed their assignments. Photo: Erik Wiig Andersen / news The task the students have answered is as follows: “Write a short text in which you interpret and compare the two poems Smaguttenes Nasjonalsang and Mitt vesle land.” Several of the students’ answers are shown on a large screen. The grades and ratings of the robot first arouse laughter. Then there will be a discussion in the classroom. Andreas Skipstad Kristensen has received a birthday from the program. Among other things, the robot wrote this: “The text is clear and comprehensive in its description of the songs, but lacks a little nuance in its assessment of the meaning and content of the songs.” – It seems that the robot has hit quite well. It’s also the grade I’m on in the subject, says Andreas, a little surprised. But at the same time, he is a little skeptical that the robot has now done the teacher’s job. – It will be a bit strange to use this for correction and especially grades. I don’t think the teacher knows what the robot emphasizes and vice versa. But it can certainly be ok as a help. Andreas Skipstad Kristensen got a four from the typing robot and thinks he hit it well. But am skeptical about letting him do the repair work. Photo: Erik Wiig Andersen / news – Can free up time for the teachers Back in the classroom, it doesn’t take many minutes before the students find their way to test “ChatGPT”. Amanda Elgetun asked it to evaluate her assignment twice in succession. – I got two different grades. First time a five, then a four. – So I don’t completely trust the grade he gives, says Elgetun. But teacher Soldal has a slightly different experience through his testing. She thinks the robot hits quite well. But she clarifies that the teacher must of course have the decisive say. Chat GPT artificial intelligence assistant, programmed to help answer questions and solve problems developed by Open Ai, founded by Sam Altman and Elon Musk in 2015 uses machine learning of language models to produce text has no information after 2021 speaks Norwegian – I can also discuss with the robot. In one task, I think it was too kind when it gave a five. The language was not optimal, I wrote to him. The robot then made a new assessment. It came to the same conclusion and founded this, she says. Assistant principal at Drottningborg secondary school, Roger Kransvik, agreed to try out the robots for correction. He believes that the technology will continue to improve and is sure that it will be used by teachers. – We are testing this out beforehand. We see that the robot can do just as good a correction job in a fraction of the time as the teachers. So why not use it. He adds that this can free up time with long straightening piles. The teachers can then spend more time in the classroom. Skeptical of grading Jon Olav Sørhaug is a senior lecturer at the University of Agder. He has researched languages and new technology. He welcomes the trial of “ChatGPT” at Drottningborg. – It is very interesting that teachers are testing the possibilities of artificial intelligence. And there is little doubt that robots will play a role in assessing tasks in the future. At the same time, he is skeptical about letting the robots have too much influence in correcting tasks and setting grades. – For now, the content of the answers from the writing robot is quite questionable. It can give different answers to the same question. And grades are not conducive to learning anyway. He says the strength of the program lies in language, grammar and putting sentences together. – The technology should rather be used to help the pupils along the way. To show what they can do in the writing process. Give good input. – Not to write the assignment for the students, but as a help, he adds. Read also: Teachers despair over new artificial intelligence Read also: Artificial intelligence – can it trick a teacher? Researcher Jon Olav Sørhaug believes that robots will also play an important role in correcting tasks in the future. But he is skeptical about relying too much on the estimates in advance. Photo: Erik Wiig Andersen / news
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