Daisy Christodoulou
@daisychristo.bsky.social
Director of Education at No More Marking, an ed tech start-up. Author of 3 books about education & 1 about football. West Ham & cricket fan.
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We have a webinar for teachers in Aus & NZ on 2 Dec.
You'll take part in some live Comparative Judgement of real students' writing, & see if you agree with the AI!
We will also share details of our national assessment projects which DECIMATE workload!
www.nomoremarking.com/events
You'll take part in some live Comparative Judgement of real students' writing, & see if you agree with the AI!
We will also share details of our national assessment projects which DECIMATE workload!
www.nomoremarking.com/events
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We have a webinar for teachers in Aus & NZ on 2 Dec.
You'll take part in some live Comparative Judgement of real students' writing, & see if you agree with the AI!
We will also share details of our national assessment projects which DECIMATE workload!
www.nomoremarking.com/events
You'll take part in some live Comparative Judgement of real students' writing, & see if you agree with the AI!
We will also share details of our national assessment projects which DECIMATE workload!
www.nomoremarking.com/events
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
It gets worse.
On what grounds can any AI / LLM company claim their products should be allowed into the classroom (under the banner of 'personalised learning / tutors') when they freely admit their products are not trustworthy or accurate?
They should read @daisychristo.bsky.social's new blog!
On what grounds can any AI / LLM company claim their products should be allowed into the classroom (under the banner of 'personalised learning / tutors') when they freely admit their products are not trustworthy or accurate?
They should read @daisychristo.bsky.social's new blog!
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It gets worse.
On what grounds can any AI / LLM company claim their products should be allowed into the classroom (under the banner of 'personalised learning / tutors') when they freely admit their products are not trustworthy or accurate?
They should read @daisychristo.bsky.social's new blog!
On what grounds can any AI / LLM company claim their products should be allowed into the classroom (under the banner of 'personalised learning / tutors') when they freely admit their products are not trustworthy or accurate?
They should read @daisychristo.bsky.social's new blog!
In this post we explain 3 new things we've learned from our AI assessments this term.
- More data showing AI judges agree with humans
- AI is better at Comparative Judgement than absolute judgement
- AI can judge subject content essays
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/updates-fr...
- More data showing AI judges agree with humans
- AI is better at Comparative Judgement than absolute judgement
- AI can judge subject content essays
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/updates-fr...
Updates from our AI assessment projects
Three new findings
substack.nomoremarking.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In this post we explain 3 new things we've learned from our AI assessments this term.
- More data showing AI judges agree with humans
- AI is better at Comparative Judgement than absolute judgement
- AI can judge subject content essays
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/updates-fr...
- More data showing AI judges agree with humans
- AI is better at Comparative Judgement than absolute judgement
- AI can judge subject content essays
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/updates-fr...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
So much wisdom in this short blog from @daisychristo.bsky.social. Ostensibly it's about the potential of LLMs as tutors, but in the process it offers deeper insights about human learning and why edtech so often falls short of its promise to transform it substack.nomoremarking.com/p/llm-tutors...
Can LLMs be personal tutors?
Four big challenges
substack.nomoremarking.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So much wisdom in this short blog from @daisychristo.bsky.social. Ostensibly it's about the potential of LLMs as tutors, but in the process it offers deeper insights about human learning and why edtech so often falls short of its promise to transform it substack.nomoremarking.com/p/llm-tutors...
Can LLMs be personal tutors?
In theory yes; in practice there are some big challenges to overcome. I list four here.
In particular we have to get away from the idea that explanations = learning.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/llm-tutors...
In theory yes; in practice there are some big challenges to overcome. I list four here.
In particular we have to get away from the idea that explanations = learning.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/llm-tutors...
Can LLMs be personal tutors?
Four big challenges
substack.nomoremarking.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Can LLMs be personal tutors?
In theory yes; in practice there are some big challenges to overcome. I list four here.
In particular we have to get away from the idea that explanations = learning.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/llm-tutors...
In theory yes; in practice there are some big challenges to overcome. I list four here.
In particular we have to get away from the idea that explanations = learning.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/llm-tutors...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
🎧What’s working and what’s broken in AI assessments of learning?
Libby Hills and Owen Henkel explore with Daisy Christodoulou MBE, EdTechnical’s very first guest from two years ago. @libbylhhills.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social #EdTech
boldscience.org/whats-workin...
Libby Hills and Owen Henkel explore with Daisy Christodoulou MBE, EdTechnical’s very first guest from two years ago. @libbylhhills.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social #EdTech
boldscience.org/whats-workin...
What’s working and what’s broken in AI assessments of learning? – BOLD
Libby and Owen discuss the promises and pitfalls of AI assessment with Daisy Christodoulou from No More Marking.
boldscience.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🎧What’s working and what’s broken in AI assessments of learning?
Libby Hills and Owen Henkel explore with Daisy Christodoulou MBE, EdTechnical’s very first guest from two years ago. @libbylhhills.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social #EdTech
boldscience.org/whats-workin...
Libby Hills and Owen Henkel explore with Daisy Christodoulou MBE, EdTechnical’s very first guest from two years ago. @libbylhhills.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social #EdTech
boldscience.org/whats-workin...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
I have to say, I find this letter completely baffling for a number of reasons:
Britain’s top scientists have written to the PM warning that the education system is holding back children and the country and expressing concern about the timidity of the government’s curriculum and assessment review @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I have to say, I find this letter completely baffling for a number of reasons:
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Well worth reading this so you can become more knowledgeable on the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. 🐙
It’s really hard to give students generic advice about spotting misinformation.
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Well worth reading this so you can become more knowledgeable on the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. 🐙
It’s really hard to give students generic advice about spotting misinformation.
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s really hard to give students generic advice about spotting misinformation.
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
Almost any piece of general advice you can give requires context and background knowledge to be useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/can-we-tea...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
'Clever, succinct, and remarkably far-reaching' The Critic
I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by @daisychristo.bsky.social publishes in paperback today.
Buy your copy: https://bit.ly/AboutVAR
I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by @daisychristo.bsky.social publishes in paperback today.
Buy your copy: https://bit.ly/AboutVAR
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
'Clever, succinct, and remarkably far-reaching' The Critic
I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by @daisychristo.bsky.social publishes in paperback today.
Buy your copy: https://bit.ly/AboutVAR
I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by @daisychristo.bsky.social publishes in paperback today.
Buy your copy: https://bit.ly/AboutVAR
AI-enhanced Comparative Judgement is working really well. It saves teachers 90% of their time and reduces human error.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
October 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
AI-enhanced Comparative Judgement is working really well. It saves teachers 90% of their time and reduces human error.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
We've just published the results from our latest AI-enhanced Comparative Judgement assessment.
AI is uncannily good at judging student writing!
Most of the time the AI agrees with humans, and when it doesn't, it tends to be the result of human error!
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
AI is uncannily good at judging student writing!
Most of the time the AI agrees with humans, and when it doesn't, it tends to be the result of human error!
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
AI is uncannily good at judging writing
Results from our latest assessments
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We've just published the results from our latest AI-enhanced Comparative Judgement assessment.
AI is uncannily good at judging student writing!
Most of the time the AI agrees with humans, and when it doesn't, it tends to be the result of human error!
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
AI is uncannily good at judging student writing!
Most of the time the AI agrees with humans, and when it doesn't, it tends to be the result of human error!
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/ai-is-unca...
Whether humans or AI are giving feedback to students, here are three important questions to o ask to decide if the feedback is useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Whether humans or AI are giving feedback to students, here are three important questions to o ask to decide if the feedback is useful.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
Latest on our Substack - What kind of student feedback do teachers think is best?
Turns out they are quite keen on summaries of their class's performance...
We've created AI-generated "examiner's reports" to help them.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
Turns out they are quite keen on summaries of their class's performance...
We've created AI-generated "examiner's reports" to help them.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
What kind of student feedback do teachers think is best?
The tension between personalised and in-person education
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Latest on our Substack - What kind of student feedback do teachers think is best?
Turns out they are quite keen on summaries of their class's performance...
We've created AI-generated "examiner's reports" to help them.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
Turns out they are quite keen on summaries of their class's performance...
We've created AI-generated "examiner's reports" to help them.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-kind-...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
As usual, powerful and thought-provoking from @daisychristo.bsky.social. The analysis of the problem with the Y6 SATs reading test is spot on. Having said that, I wasn’t fully on board with Daisy’s proposal for reasons that I put in a note / comment here.
substack.com/@markgoodric...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
As usual, powerful and thought-provoking from @daisychristo.bsky.social. The analysis of the problem with the Y6 SATs reading test is spot on. Having said that, I wasn’t fully on board with Daisy’s proposal for reasons that I put in a note / comment here.
substack.com/@markgoodric...
substack.com/@markgoodric...
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What Daisy says here about the possible Y8 reading test also works for the current Y6 reading test. Personally, the least that could happen is that they’d relax the 60-minute time limit.
#sats
#sats
The government are said to be planning a new Year 8 reading test.
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Does England need a new Year 8 reading test?
And if so, what can we learn from America?
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What Daisy says here about the possible Y8 reading test also works for the current Y6 reading test. Personally, the least that could happen is that they’d relax the 60-minute time limit.
#sats
#sats
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
Very sensible. Indeed it would be mad if the government didn’t do it the way Daisy proposes.
The government are said to be planning a new Year 8 reading test.
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Does England need a new Year 8 reading test?
And if so, what can we learn from America?
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Very sensible. Indeed it would be mad if the government didn’t do it the way Daisy proposes.
The government are said to be planning a new Year 8 reading test.
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Does England need a new Year 8 reading test?
And if so, what can we learn from America?
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The government are said to be planning a new Year 8 reading test.
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Do we need it?
Some thoughts here.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/does-engla...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
I’m sitting at the US Festival of Education listening to a tech guy go on about the use of tech in ed and wish instead we would all just read this brilliant piece aloud.
Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m sitting at the US Festival of Education listening to a tech guy go on about the use of tech in ed and wish instead we would all just read this brilliant piece aloud.
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
Beautifully brilliant!
Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Beautifully brilliant!
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
A sentence for the ages from @daisychristo.bsky.social
“If online content is so addictive that it can lead to adults having less sex, it’s probably fair to speculate that it will lead to kids studying less algebra.”
open.substack.com/pub/daisychr...
“If online content is so addictive that it can lead to adults having less sex, it’s probably fair to speculate that it will lead to kids studying less algebra.”
open.substack.com/pub/daisychr...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A sentence for the ages from @daisychristo.bsky.social
“If online content is so addictive that it can lead to adults having less sex, it’s probably fair to speculate that it will lead to kids studying less algebra.”
open.substack.com/pub/daisychr...
“If online content is so addictive that it can lead to adults having less sex, it’s probably fair to speculate that it will lead to kids studying less algebra.”
open.substack.com/pub/daisychr...
Reposted by Daisy Christodoulou
Three genuine laugh out loud moments in this blog from @daisychristo.bsky.social! As usual from her, it's also very thought-provoking on the implications of modern technology for how we organise our schools.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Three genuine laugh out loud moments in this blog from @daisychristo.bsky.social! As usual from her, it's also very thought-provoking on the implications of modern technology for how we organise our schools.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
Why education can never be fun
Proven with maths
substack.nomoremarking.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...
How long does it take to mark a set of essays with Comparative Judgement?
Human CJ halves the time compared with traditional marking.
AI CJ reduces it by a further 90%!
Watch our explainer video & read more on our website.
vimeo.com/1121894082/2...
help.nomoremarking.com/en/article/h...
Human CJ halves the time compared with traditional marking.
AI CJ reduces it by a further 90%!
Watch our explainer video & read more on our website.
vimeo.com/1121894082/2...
help.nomoremarking.com/en/article/h...
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
How long does it take to mark a set of essays with Comparative Judgement?
Human CJ halves the time compared with traditional marking.
AI CJ reduces it by a further 90%!
Watch our explainer video & read more on our website.
vimeo.com/1121894082/2...
help.nomoremarking.com/en/article/h...
Human CJ halves the time compared with traditional marking.
AI CJ reduces it by a further 90%!
Watch our explainer video & read more on our website.
vimeo.com/1121894082/2...
help.nomoremarking.com/en/article/h...