Relevance of Artificial Intelligence in Assessment

This chapter explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education for formative and summative assessment. The educational shift from teacher-based assessment to AI-powered assessment tools have evolved to increase the learning outcomes for the students and helped teachers to implement best assessment practices. The relevance of AI in assessment has created a balanced approach to improve assessment in education. Moreover, AI-powered tools have created new landscapes for students' assessment for both formative as well as summative assessments. The chapter discusses the role of AI in student assessment such as formative and summative assessment with AI, personalized learning paths, adaptive learning, instant feedback, tracking progress, Integration of AI in Pedagogy, and Behavioral and Engagement Analytics to improve students learning outcomes. Additionally, it addresses the challenges in implementing AI-powered assessment for efficient resources allocation, and fairness, bias, and ethical consideration in AI algorithms.