tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post3159613164481841295..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Quirrell PointsEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-40561681657195152072012-10-22T15:37:24.322+13:002012-10-22T15:37:24.322+13:00I can see this working for straight english usage,...I can see this working for straight english usage, but I've a hard time seeing how it will parse an economic argument to see if it makes sense.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-58308406773834346332012-10-22T15:36:04.200+13:002012-10-22T15:36:04.200+13:00Possible, but I need much speedier grading techniq...Possible, but I need much speedier grading techniques for this to be effective.Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-77060658579790890892012-10-22T12:50:41.732+13:002012-10-22T12:50:41.732+13:00One step on the way: automated essay grading. http...One step on the way: automated essay grading. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/business/essay-grading-software-as-teachers-aide-digital-domain.html?_r=0 (Disclosure: I work for Kaggle, a platform that hosted the contest to design essay-grading algorithms.)David Chudzickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-23371453468019671162012-10-21T16:19:55.571+13:002012-10-21T16:19:55.571+13:00I don't see why this couldn't be set up ma...I don't see why this couldn't be set up manually and ex post. After the original test and subcomponent ranking, you'd assign every willing student to a willing tutor in each topic, and let the rest take care of itself. Willing students who made no improvement would be penalised, as this would be taken as evidence that they made no use of their tutors.fibbyhttp://twitter.com/fibby17noreply@blogger.com