Enhancement and Assessment in the AI Age
Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Page: 4
Summary
Academic Insights
- Learning increasingly occurs through human–AI collaboration.
- The extended-mind perspective reframes assessment in AI-rich contexts.
- Fully AI-free assessment is becoming unrealistic.
- What matters is how tools are used, not tool avoidance.
- Assessment must value contribution, judgment, and interpretation.
Apply This Now
- Assess how students use tools, not just what they submit.
Add This in Your Lesson
- Include reflective prompts on human–AI decision making.
Avoid This Mistake
- Designing assessments as if AI does not exist.
Keywords
Extended mind; Human-AI collaboration; Future assessment
Source/Citation
Hernández-Orallo, J. (2025). Enhancement and assessment in the AI age: An extended mind perspective. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 19. https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909241309376
Excellent Educator. (2026). Enhancement and Assessment in the AI Age. Excellent Educator, 3(2),4.
