Automated Assessment in Higher Education

Automated assessment can significantly simplify course organisation and provide valuable insights.

However, it is important that:

• the technology is pedagogically justified and purposeful
• assessment is aligned with the learning outcomes
• students understand the assessment criteria and procedures
• tools based on LLMs serve as a complement, not a replacement, for teacher judgement

By integrating automated methods into teaching, efficiency and student engagement can be increased, but it is at the same time essential to remain critical and ethically responsible in the use of automated assessment.