Doyle, Lewis, Nash, Robert A., Jakcsiova, Viktoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4931-0688 and Turner, Ellen (2025) ‘They want you to read their work’: Teachers’ and students’ perspectives on the use of AI for school feedback. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. ISSN 2211-1662 (Print), 2211-1670 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10758-025-09903-0)

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Abstract

Providing feedback is time-consuming for teachers, but new Artificial Intelligence tools aim to reduce this burden and improve feedback quality. We asked teachers (N=12) to trial an AI tool for providing feedback on students’ work. In semi-structured interviews
they reflected on the positive and negative implications of such tools. In focus groups, secondary school students (N=9) also shared their views on the use of AI feedback tools. Results showed that teachers believed AI tools could save time and reduce subjectivity in
the feedback process. However, they also shared concerns about these tools’ potential impact on teacher-student relationships, their ability to meet individual students’ needs, and a potential deskilling of the teaching workforce. Many of these views were largely echoed
by students in our sample. We conclude that AI tools for feedback are promising but need further development, and should include teachers’ and students’ voices as key to this work.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Research was conducted by the National Institute of Teaching. This work was partly funded by the UK Department for Education. - MP
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Generative AI, feedback and assessment, learning environments, teacher-student relationships, individual needs, deskilling
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > L Education (General) T Technology > T Technology (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2025 15:53
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/51262

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