How to use teacher’s assistant
Our new AI Teacher’s Assistant is here to supercharge your marking workflow — offering real-time insights, feedback suggestions, and personalised learning support for every student submission. Whether you’re a seasoned user or just getting started, this handy tool is designed to make post-assessment analysis faster, deeper, and smarter.
🔍 What is the AI Teacher’s Assistant?
The AI Teacher’s Assistant is a contextual chatbot built directly into the Mark Details page of each student submission. It acts as your on-demand co-marker — helping you:
- Understand student responses more clearly
- Diagnose why marks were awarded (or missed)
- Generate tailored feedback and resources to support student growth
Best of all, the Assistant is context-aware. That means it’s trained specifically on the submission you’re viewing. Every question, answer, and mark is known to the chatbot — so you can ask detailed, submission-specific questions and receive highly relevant insights.
🧭 Where to Find It
You’ll find the AI Teacher’s Assistant in the bottom-right corner of any Mark Details page.
Just click the chat icon to expand the Assistant and begin your conversation.
📌 Note: The Assistant is available to both free and paid Marking.ai users.
💡 Common Use Cases & Example Prompts
Not sure where to start? Here are a few typical ways teachers are using the Assistant:
🧐 Understand Marking Decisions
Ask why certain marks were awarded or missed, helping you review or double-check the AI’s marking logic.
Example Prompts:
- “Why did the student get 2/5 for Question 3?”
- “Was their analysis strong enough to earn full marks here?”
- “Can you highlight where their response aligns with the marking rubric?”
✍️ Summarise Student Performance
Quickly get an overview of how the student performed across the whole submission.
Example Prompts:
- “Can you summarise this student’s strengths and weaknesses?”
- “What are the key areas they need to improve on?”
- “What kind of feedback should I give them overall?”
🧠 Personalised Learning Support
Request follow-up resources or exercises based on the student’s gaps or errors.
Example Prompts:
- “Can you generate 3 practice questions to help them improve?”
- “Give me a worksheet focused on persuasive writing techniques.”
- “What should this student revise before the next assessment?”
🔐 Data Protection & Privacy
We understand that student data is sensitive — and protecting it is our top priority.
- The AI Assistant only has access to the submission you’re currently viewing.
- Student submissions are not used for any external AI training.
- All data is stored securely and in compliance with relevant education data standards.
You can read more about our data protection practices in our Privacy Policy.
✅ Summary
The AI Teacher’s Assistant is here to take the guesswork out of marking and help you provide richer, more targeted feedback—all in less time. Whether you’re reviewing marks, summarising performance, or crafting student-specific learning support, this new feature is your sidekick in the classroom and beyond.
Jump into the Mark Details page, open the Assistant from the bottom-right corner, and start exploring what it can do!