SINGAPORE – Geography teachers in secondary schools and junior colleges can now use an AI-powered tool developed by the Education Ministry (MOE) to mark students’ written work.
The tool, called Markly, is also being piloted in some secondary schools for English language, social studies and history.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, the MOE said it is gathering feedback from teachers and schools and will assess the pilot initiative’s outcomes before deciding how and when Markly will be used.
The ministry said the tool generates feedback for essays and extended responses, so that teachers can focus more on individual student needs. It conceptualised Markly in 2025 as part of efforts to support teachers in providing formative feedback on students’ written assignments. Such feedback is meant to guide them during the learning process.
“Teachers review, edit or reject Markly’s suggestions before any feedback is provided to students, and remain responsible for all feedback shared,” said an MOE spokesperson.
Ghazali Abdul Wahab, 52, Canberra Secondary School’s lead teacher for English, who is involved in the pilot initiative, said Markly has made it more feasible for him to give multiple rounds of feedback during the term.
In a Secondary 3 lesson observed by ST on Aug 17, Ghazali’s students were refining a draft of their situational writing assignment, using feedback from Markly.
The tool groups feedback by content and language use.
For content, it highlights what students have done well and suggests how they can improve, such as crafting a more engaging introduction or explaining a point without making sweeping statements.
It also flags language errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure.
It can also explain the type of error and guide students towards correcting it.
The students were already on their sixth draft of a social media post, having completed their first draft just two weeks earlier.
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