Learn how to make the most of your Ellii subscription with tips from our publishing team.

Teaching with Ellii

If you&rsquo;re a teacher using Ellii, you&rsquo;ve likely already met our trusty assistant:&nbsp;<a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/267-how-to-use-the-grade-feed">Ellii Bot</a>. This tool helps you save time by auto-scoring student answers and writing personalized feedback on their Writing and Speaking tasks.

We&rsquo;ve heard your feedback, and we&rsquo;ve been listening closely. Teachers have told us they love the time-saving magic of Ellii Bot, but they have also noticed a few things that could be better.

So we&#39;ve rolled up our sleeves and made Ellii Bot even smarter.

<h2>Smarter scoring, more consistent feedback</h2>

Have you ever seen a student&rsquo;s answers get scores that felt a bit too high or too low compared to others on the same task? Or noticed&nbsp;Ellii Bot was a little too focused on matching the Answer Key perfectly?

That&rsquo;s because, in the past, Ellii Bot looked at each Writing or Speaking question individually&nbsp;without considering the full context of the task or the lesson. And it treated the Answer Key like the only possible correct response, which sometimes made things feel a bit too rigid.

For example, students are given the following instructions:&nbsp;Rewrite the sentence. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and then rewrite the sentence correctly.

<img alt="" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/4787/content_image-1-2.png" />

The result? Inconsistent scoring and feedback that didn&rsquo;t always reflect your teaching goals&mdash;or your students&rsquo; true understanding.

<img alt="" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/4788/content_image-3-4.png" />

The new Ellii Bot changes that. It now reads and scores&nbsp;all of a student&rsquo;s answers together, which leads to&nbsp;more consistent scoring&nbsp;across the full task. It understands how the questions connect and evaluates them as a whole, just like a teacher would.

And when it comes to Answer Keys, Ellii Bot now treats them as&nbsp;one of many valid reference answers&nbsp;rather than as a strict standard. It uses the key as a helpful guide, but focuses on whether the student&rsquo;s answer is strong and appropriate on its terms.

<h2>Context matters&mdash;and Ellii Bot knows it</h2>

Before giving any feedback, the new Ellii Bot now reads and understands the&nbsp;lesson. This means it knows what your students are supposed to be focusing on&mdash;and tailors its scoring and feedback accordingly:

<ul>
	<li>In a&nbsp;grammar lesson, it emphasizes language accuracy.</li>
	<li>In a&nbsp;topic-based lesson, it prioritizes comprehension and relevant content.</li>
	<li>For personal&nbsp;opinion questions, it can recognize thoughtful, on-topic responses&mdash;even when there&rsquo;s no single correct answer.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Simplified feedback&nbsp;based on student level</h2>

Students are not all the same; they are at&nbsp;different levels, even when we are teaching the same lesson. Feedback is now&nbsp;adapted to the learner&rsquo;s level, making it more accessible, supportive, and appropriate for each stage of their learning journey.

<img alt="" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/4789/content_image-5.png" />

Even though both classes are working on the same intermediate-level lesson, Bicycles,&nbsp;beginner students are performing above their current level, while advanced students are working below theirs, which can result in lower scores for the more advanced group.

<img alt="" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/4790/content_image-6-7.png" />

<ul>
	<li>Beginner students&nbsp;now receive&nbsp;shorter, simpler&nbsp;comments with clear and encouraging language.</li>
	<li>More advanced students&nbsp;get&nbsp;deeper, more detailed&nbsp;feedback that challenges their thinking and supports further growth.</li>
</ul>

This thoughtful approach helps ensure students understand and benefit from the feedback without being overwhelmed by it.

<h2>Built to empower teachers&mdash;not replace them</h2>

We recognize the importance of the human connection between teachers and learners. AI will never replace the insight, empathy, or guidance of a teacher. Instead, our goal is to build tools that&nbsp;support your work,&nbsp;freeing you to focus on what matters most: fostering student growth.

Read more about our philosophy at&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/ai">ellii.com/ai</a>

The new Ellii Bot is designed to be a helpful partner, making your day a little easier and your feedback process more efficient and aligned with your goals.

We&rsquo;re excited to keep improving it&mdash;and we&rsquo;re so grateful to the educators who help shape the tools we build.

<blockquote>
Got feedback? We&rsquo;re always listening, and we count on you to help us keep getting better.
</blockquote>

VIEWING POSTS BY

Nicolas Cian

Ellii Bot Just Got Smarter