Computers are being used to mark American university students' essays in a project which could radically alter the teaching role of academics. Qualrus, a program developed at the University of ...

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Some call it "robo-marking" and it's about to be put to the test. Next year, for the first time, essays written by school children as part of their national literacy and numeracy tests will be marked ...