KEDI Seeks Practical Pathways for Implementing AI-Based Essay and Short-Answer Evaluation

May 7: 2nd Education Policy Network Forum

In relation to the "essay and short-answer evaluation," which is being considered as a next-generation student assessment method, the Ministry of Education and other education-related institutions will participate in a forum on May 7 to explore its direction and discuss its implementation in schools.

On May 6, the Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI) announced that eight educational institutions, including the Ministry of Education and 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education, will host the "2026 2nd Education Policy Network Forum" under the theme "On-Site Implementation and Practical Tasks of AI-Based Essay and Short-Answer Evaluation."

The event will focus on discussing practical measures to ensure that assessment innovation using AI technology is stably established in schools. In particular, participants will share major achievements and challenges identified during the pilot operation of AI-based essay and short-answer evaluations, and closely examine AI utilization models and institutional support measures centered on teachers' assessment expertise.

The forum will open with a welcoming address by Director Ko Youngsun, followed by opening remarks from Cho Jaeik, policy chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and Seo Hyejeong, Director of Policy Planning at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education.

The first session will feature in-depth presentations on the direction of next-generation student assessment and AI-based essay and short-answer evaluations. Park Jongim, Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, will deliver a presentation titled "Diagnosing the Direction of Next-Generation Student Assessment and Essay/Short-Answer Evaluation," proposing concrete implementation strategies for future-oriented student assessments, such as developing standard items based on the Korean Achievement Objective (K-AO) framework and establishing a CBT (computer-based testing) system.

Next, Professor Ha Minsu of Seoul National University will present "Outcomes and Challenges of Pilot AI Essay and Short-Answer Evaluations: Expansion of Constructed Response Assessment and Teacher-Led AI Automatic Grading." In this presentation, Professor Ha will propose a "teacher-led AI automatic grading" model, designed to minimize judgment bias in AI scoring and enable teachers to design grading criteria based on analysis of student responses.

The second session will be a comprehensive discussion moderated by Professor Lee Yongsang of Inha University, where officials from the Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon offices of education, as well as teachers from the field, will share real-world case studies and policy issues concerning the practical application of AI-based essay and short-answer evaluations.

The Korea Educational Development Institute stated, "We expect that this forum will serve as a key turning point for establishing a next-generation assessment system that genuinely supports students' growth and future competencies by concretizing new directions for essay and short-answer evaluations that combine AI technology and teachers' expertise."

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