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West Clermont honors eighth-graders who researched AI scoring of state essays
Summary
At its April 7 meeting, the West Clermont Board recognized Mary Hufford and her eighth-grade English students for researching automated scoring on Ohio’s state writing test, publishing findings and meeting with state lawmakers to discuss assessment fairness.
The West Clermont Board of Education on April 7 honored a group of eighth-grade students and their English teacher, Mary Hufford, for researching automated (AI) grading of the Ohio State Test and for subsequent outreach to state education officials.
The students in Hufford’s class analyzed scoring patterns, built tools to study how writing is evaluated by machine graders and presented their research at district and state conferences. Board members and administrators said the work spurred conversations about fairness in assessment and the skills the district values in graduates.
Dr. Fultz, introducing the group, said the project began with a teacher’s question and grew into an example…
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