The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is set to expand its AI-based grading support system, Chaeum AI, to include the Sejong, Chungnam, and Gyeongbuk education offices.
On October 16, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Office of Education, Chungcheongnam-do Office of Education, and Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
This follows a previous MOU signed in March with the Busan and Incheon education offices, and an expansion in September to include the Jeollabuk-do, Jeollanam-do, and Gwangju education offices.
With this new agreement, the number of education offices collaborating on the use of Chaeum AI will increase to seven. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education anticipates that the AI-based grading infrastructure will spread across the country, establishing a new evaluation framework focused on descriptive assessments.
Under the agreement, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will share the Chaeum AI system with the participating education offices and will collaborate on the joint development and validation of assessment items, as well as provide training to enhance teachers' capabilities.
Chaeum AI, developed by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education since 2025, is a program that automatically grades students' descriptive and essay-type answers and provides feedback, assisting teachers in their evaluation tasks. The office previously conducted pilot operations in 66 schools to verify the applicability and reliability of the AI grading technology, and plans to significantly expand the number of participating schools to 135 this year to further enhance the system's effectiveness.
Seoul Metropolitan Superintendent Jeong Geun-sik stated, "Descriptive assessments are a crucial direction for evaluating students' thinking and expression skills in future-oriented evaluations. We will actively support the establishment of a fair and reliable evaluation system through cooperation among education offices and promote innovation in school assessments."
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