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8 Ways Machine Learning Will Improve Education

By Matthew Lynch
June 12, 2018
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Education is moving away from traditional rows of students looking at the same textbook while a teacher lectures from the front of the room. Today’s classrooms are not simply evolving to use more technology and digital resources; they are also investing in machine learning.

What is machine learning? Machine learning is defined as “a field of computer science that uses statistical techniques to give computer systems the ability to “learn” (i.e., progressively improve performance on a specific task) with data, without being explicitly programmed.” For example, in education, we see machine learning in learning analytics and artificial intelligence.

  1. Support Teachers

Machine learning is essentially mining data. The days when teachers had to rely on detailed gradebooks are gone. With machine learning, teachers have access to all their student’s data in one place. In addition to carrying some of the administrative weight, machine learning also helps teachers improve their lessons by identifying where clusters of students are struggling.

  1. Predict Student Performance

A major benefit of machine learning is its ability to predict student performance. By “learning” about each student, the technology can identify weaknesses and suggests ways to improve, such as additional practice tests.

  1. Test Students

Machine learning can help move away from standardized testing according to Rose Luckin. She explains, “‘Stop and test’ assessments do not rigorously evaluate a student’s understanding of a topic. The artificial intelligence-based assessment provides constant feedback to teachers, students and parents about how the student learns, the support they need and the progress they are making towards their learning goals.”

  1. Grade Students Fairly

Machine learning can also grade students fairly by removing human biases. While grading is now already being completed by AI for multiple choice exams, we are beginning to see machine learning also starting to assess writing with tools like Turn It In and Grammarly.

  1. Provide Customized Learning

Machine learning also makes it possible to customize learning for each student in the classroom. Teachers will be able to use the data to see which students need additional assistance, and the technology can also suggest meaningful learning tools for each student.

  1. Organize Content Effectively

Through identifying weaknesses, machine learning can organize content more effectively. For example, as students learn one skill, they move on to the next skill continually building upon knowledge.

  1. Improve Retention

Machine learning, such as learning analytics, will also help improve retention rates. By identifying “at risk” students, schools can reach out to those students and get them the help they need to be successful.

  1. Group Students and Teachers

Another way machine learning will improve education is by grouping students and teachers according to their needs and availability.

As we discover more ways to utilize machine learning in the classroom, we are finding more ways to improve education.


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10 comments

  1. Aanchal Iyer 14 June, 2018 at 09:02 Reply

    Interesting read, machine learning in a way will definitely make the entire education system easy for both students and teachers, with their work made easy teachers will be able to focus on their students. The weaker ones can be saved in time instead of them struggling the whole year only to fail in the end. It will help to put all the students on the same platform.

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  4. Harshali Patel 14 December, 2018 at 07:29 Reply

    Quite interesting article, that has covered all the innovative and creative ways in which education sector can work with the help of machine learning.
    great article matthew, keep posting.

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  10. TechyKids 5 November, 2020 at 04:57 Reply

    Interesting read, machine learning in a way will definitely make the entire education system easy for both students and teachers. While kids are learning about machine learning they are also making their programming fundamentals strong. With the rise in demand of coders, it is necessary to learn coding, machine learning & artificial intelligence at a young age. Learn coding with TechyKids India. Our experienced Canadian teachers are majored in computer science to make coding fun & interactive. Thanks for sharing such a great piece of content with us.

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