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The education sector is currently improving due to various inventions such as the grading software that is being incorporated in teaching systems. However, the authenticity of this grading software is still questioned by many professional individuals in the academic field. For example, the automated essay scoring software cannot be considered intelligent at grading. This is because the machine relies on human examples in order to be able to grade. Therefore, this grading software can be termed as efficient but not effective. For example, the scoring is based on the length of the sentences, presence of keywords and construction of the sentences (Laudon & Laudon, n.d). This means the scoring could be misleading because the content of the information does not matter. Alternatively, the prime advantage of human graders is that they are capable of judging the essay themselves to know when the information in the essay is correct regardless of the sentence construction unlike software that mainly focuses on sentence construction without an emphasis on the essay`s interpretation. Keywords: grading, automated, software, sentence, essay, and system Automated Essay Scoring 1. Automated essay scoring software cannot be considered intelligent at grading. This is due to the fact that the machine relies on human examples in order to be able to grade. The machine is not capable of differentiating facts from fiction, and instead, it grades essays with regards to keywords, the length of sentences and construction of paragraphs. The system is unable to recognize if the information contained in the paragraph or sentence is correct or not. This means as the student can skillfully
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