Jeonnam-Gwangju Unified Special Metropolitan Office of Education announces training of leading teachers to expand written and essay-type evaluations

The Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 29th that it will train a group of expert teachers who will lead the expansion of written and essay-type evaluations.

Starting in October, we will begin a contest for 200 leading teachers who will perform everything from evaluation item development to teacher training.

Leading teachers are approximately 20 people in each subject at elementary and middle school, and are teachers who have subject expertise and have completed the basic course for teaching and evaluation experts.

We will develop written and essay-type questions and scoring standards (rubrics) for each level of achievement, and establish a foundation for using the AI ​​evaluation scoring system.

In line with the shift to 100% written and essay-based evaluations for 5th and 6th grade elementary school students and 1st grade middle school students in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province starting next year, we will also be in charge of face-to-face practical training for teachers in charge of 5th and 6th grade elementary schools and 1st grade middle school students.

The training focuses on understanding essay-type evaluation, developing evaluation questions centered on small group practice, and answer writing guide training.

Apart from training leading teachers, the Unified Office of Education plans to operate an evaluation planning team composed of experts in the evaluation field and an evaluation development team centered on field teachers.

Superintendent Kim Dae-jung said, “To reduce the grading burden at schools, we are also building an artificial intelligence (AI)-based written and essay-type evaluation assistance system,” and added, “We will develop students’ future capabilities by establishing a class system where teachers and students explore and think on their own.”