Comments on: Computers flunk at marking essays for A-levels http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/13/computers-dont-do-well-marking-essays-for-a-levels/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/13/computers-dont-do-well-marking-essays-for-a-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-1149056 Ben Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:48:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=32048#comment-1149056 Well, just because Hemingway received poor marks doesn't mean anything. He isn't a "good" writer if the criteria for "good" is using complex grammar. Any literate person knows that his style is short and staccato. Anyway, any test that uses computers for grading essays is obviously crap...as most standardized tests are. Well, just because Hemingway received poor marks doesn’t mean anything. He isn’t a “good” writer if the criteria for “good” is using complex grammar. Any literate person knows that his style is short and staccato.

Anyway, any test that uses computers for grading essays is obviously crap…as most standardized tests are.

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