Despite years of initiatives focused on college and career readiness, many students still graduate without the writing skills essential for higher education or the workforce. The missing link is not intent - it’s effective, scalable writing instruction aligned to real-world standards.
IntelliMetric® provides districts with a proven solution. By delivering instant, standards-aligned essay scoring at scale, IntelliMetric® empowers schools to ensure that every graduate can write clearly, think critically, and succeed beyond the classroom.
Equip Students with Workforce-Ready Writing Skills - Before Graduation
In today’s economy, nearly every profession requires written communication - from reports to emails to presentations. Yet, many employers report that incoming workers lack basic writing competency.
By integrating IntelliMetric® into middle and high school curricula, districts can:
· Increase writing practice without increasing teacher workload
· Provide students with immediate, detailed feedback
· Develop skills in coherence, organization, idea development, and clarity
Impact: Districts using IntelliMetric® report a significant rise in writing proficiency rates by 10th grade, positioning students for stronger college applications and employment opportunities.
Diagnose and Eliminate Writing Deficiencies Before Senior Year
Waiting until the final year of high school to identify writing issues is too late. IntelliMetric® enables early diagnostics - as early as 7th or 8th grade - so interventions can be applied years before graduation requirements loom.
Students can be benchmarked against standards early, their gaps clearly defined, and personalized improvement plans developed.
Impact: Schools utilizing IntelliMetric® for early diagnostics achieve higher literacy rates across cohorts by junior year, minimizing senior-year remediation needs.
Support College Admissions Essays with Real-Time, Standards-Based Feedback
College admissions officers evaluate writing quality as a critical part of application review. IntelliMetric® helps students practice and refine their personal statements and supplemental essays with consistent scoring aligned to expert expectations.
Students can submit drafts and immediately see:
· Strength of argument and development
· Organization and logical flow
· Grammatical correctness and vocabulary richness
Impact: Schools report a notable improvement in acceptance rates to selective colleges when students use IntelliMetric® to prepare admissions essays.
Prepare Students for Standardized College Writing Assessments - Without Overburdening Teachers
Many college entrance exams, such as the SAT and ACT, require timed essays or writing sections. Preparing students for these formats traditionally demands extra assignments and additional grading - both major obstacles for teachers.
IntelliMetric® allows districts to simulate timed, high-stakes essay environments and deliver immediate scores and feedback - all without adding to teacher workload.
Impact: Districts employing IntelliMetric® for exam prep see a higher percentage of students achieving college-ready benchmark scores in writing assessments.
Foster Real Academic Confidence Through Frequent, High-Quality Feedback
Beyond test scores and acceptance rates, IntelliMetric® changes how students view their abilities. By receiving frequent, actionable feedback throughout middle and high school, students become more confident, autonomous writers.
They no longer fear writing assignments - they approach them with strategies and skills built through consistent practice and correction.
Impact: Classrooms integrating IntelliMetric® report higher student self-efficacy in writing within the first academic year of implementation.
Build a Scalable Pipeline from Classroom to Career
Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, internships, and job shadowing programs increasingly demand application essays, project reports, and reflective writing.
IntelliMetric® enables districts to weave rigorous writing expectations into all tracks - academic, technical, and professional - ensuring all students graduate capable of communicating effectively.
Impact: Districts using IntelliMetric® across both academic and CTE programs report higher workforce readiness rates as measured by employer and partner feedback.
Conclusion: Write the Future with IntelliMetric®
College and career readiness is not achieved with slogans - it is built through deliberate, skills-based writing instruction year over year. IntelliMetric® provides a scalable, proven path to developing graduates who can write, argue, organize, and lead - whether in a college classroom or a professional boardroom.
By integrating IntelliMetric® early and consistently, districts can close the readiness gap - and open the door to greater opportunities for every student.
References:
Dikli, S. (2006). An overview of automated scoring of essays. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 5(1). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/jtla/article/view/1640
Rudner, L., Garcia, V., & Welch, C. (2006). An evaluation of IntelliMetric™ essay scoring system. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 4(4). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/jtla/article/view/1640
IntelliMetric. (n.d.). About. Retrieved from https://intellimetric.com/about
IntelliMetric. (n.d.). Contact. Retrieved from https://intellimetric.com/contact
IntelliMetric. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved from https://intellimetric.com
School districts often wait years to see improvement in student writing scores - if progress is achieved at all. With IntelliMetric®, schools can implement districtwide automated essay scoring and begin realizing measurable gains in student writing performance within the same academic year. From benchmark data to strategic midyear adjustments, IntelliMetric® provides the tools to track, respond to, and accelerate student achievement - at scale.
The biggest barrier to frequent writing assignments isn’t curriculum - it’s time. Teachers avoid assigning essays because grading hundreds of submissions is unsustainable. IntelliMetric® removes this obstacle entirely.
AI essay scoring powered by IntelliMetric® enables teachers to assign more writing, more often, with instant scoring aligned to human rubrics. Students receive consistent, actionable feedback. Teachers reclaim hours. Writing becomes a routine, not a burden.
Impact: Most districts using IntelliMetric® report up to 3x more writing assignments per class, without increasing teacher workload.
Track Student Growth Across Classrooms, Grades, and Schools - All from One Platform
With IntelliMetric®, every writing submission becomes a data point. Districts can monitor progress in real time across every grade level, from 3rd grade through 12th, regardless of classroom or school.
Administrators gain districtwide visibility into writing performance trends:
· Identify outperforming schools
· Detect struggling cohorts
· Measure progress against pacing guides
No more waiting for end-of-year scores. Curriculum teams can adapt on the fly based on what’s working and where support is needed.
Impact: Districts using IntelliMetric® report a 50% reduction in time-to-insight for writing performance metrics.
Reduce Achievement Gaps by Targeting Specific Writing Deficiencies
Every writing domain - organization, grammar, idea development, coherence - can be tracked independently with IntelliMetric®. This enables schools to move beyond generic “low scores” and identify which writing skills are stalling student growth.
Curriculum leads and teachers can target instruction to specific weaknesses, reducing variance in classroom performance.
Impact: Schools that adjust instruction using IntelliMetric® data see a 20–30% increase in proficiency rates among underperforming student groups within one school year.
Replace One-Time High-Stakes Writing Tests with Ongoing Diagnostic Feedback
Standardized writing tests provide one-time snapshots that arrive too late to influence instruction. IntelliMetric® supports a benchmark - midyear - end-of-year model that shows growth over time and keeps instructional goals aligned.
Students are not just tested - they’re tracked. And when midyear scores fall short, instruction is adjusted long before it's too late.
Impact: Districts implementing this model report a dramatic increase in alignment between curriculum pacing and student progress, resulting in better year-end outcomes.
Save Time, Lower Costs, and Increase Scalability with Automated Scoring
Hiring professional scorers or burning out teachers is no longer the only option. IntelliMetric® offers a scalable solution that scores thousands of essays in minutes with accuracy proven equal to or better than expert human scorers.
Accessible via the web and fully integratable with most LMS systems, IntelliMetric® removes manual bottlenecks without compromising quality.
Impact: Districts save an average of 60–80% on scoring costs compared to outsourced human grading or stipended internal review cycles.
Empower Every Student with Frequent, High-Quality Writing Feedback
Students often write without knowing whether they’re improving. IntelliMetric® gives them immediate, domain-specific feedback on every submission. They see what they did well, what needs work, and what to focus on next time.
This feedback loop drives self-awareness and ownership - key factors in developing confident, competent writers.
Impact: Classrooms using IntelliMetric® for formative feedback report higher writing engagement and quality within just 4–6 weeks of use.
Build a Culture of Writing Excellence Across the Entire District
Writing proficiency isn’t just an ELA issue - it’s a foundational skill that supports literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, and college/career readiness. IntelliMetric® allows districts to treat writing as a core, measurable, and improvable subject.
From board reports to state accountability reviews, district leaders can show real-time growth in writing outcomes. Teachers feel supported. Students feel seen. Curriculum decisions become evidence-based.
Impact: Districts using IntelliMetric® for at least two years consistently report systemwide improvements in academic achievement, particularly in writing-intensive content areas.
Conclusion: From One Year of Data to a Lasting Culture Shift
IntelliMetric® is not a pilot - it’s a platform built to support real change. Whether your goal is increasing third-grade literacy or closing achievement gaps at the high school level, the path forward starts with data-informed, scalable assessment that meets teachers where they are and helps students rise to where they need to be.
In one academic year, IntelliMetric® delivers the insights and infrastructure to elevate instruction - and the results to prove it.
References:
Dikli, S. (2006). An overview of automated scoring of essays. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 5(1). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/jtla/article/view/1640
Rudner, L., Garcia, V., & Welch, C. (2006). An evaluation of IntelliMetric™ essay scoring system. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 4(4). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/jtla/article/view/1640
IntelliMetric. (n.d.). About. Retrieved from https://intellimetric.com/about
IntelliMetric. (n.d.). Contact. Retrieved from https://intellimetric.com/contact
IntelliMetric. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved from https://intellimetric.com
New Technology Adds Another Powerful Capability to McGraw-Hill Digital Course Materials for College Students
NEW YORK, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its position as a market leader in learning science, McGraw-Hill announced today that it is developing a new artificially intelligent tool that guides students through the entire writing process, and gives higher education instructors a way to efficiently and effectively assign and grade writing. Embedded into McGraw-Hill Connect® digital learning materials for writing done in all course areas, the adaptive tool will help millions of students demonstrate critical and analytical thinking skills and develop writing skills for college-level work and competitive careers.
Literacy and writing are perhaps the most important skills students learn in school. Comprehension versus the lack of comprehension will make a difference for the rest of their lives. Students need to be prepared to write well in college and their careers. How can IntelliMetric help districts prepare students for real-world writing challenges? Read on to learn more.
Education relies upon testing as a benchmark, and testing requires grading. In the past, this meant countless hours of work for human graders, manually reading each project or student essay for scoring. Today, IntelliMetric has changed that.
Since 1997, IntelliMetric has been the leading Artificial Intelligence software on the market for scoring constructed response work from students. It’s one of the most exciting applications of Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and AI since the technology’s inception.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms are slowly eroding the way society once perceived educational possibilities. As AI advances further than what was previously considered possible, its applications are broad and significant. Gone are the days when every written work demanded a chunk of an individual person’s time, attention, and critique; instead, AI can assess vast amounts of written content without exhibiting exhaustion, bias, or other inhibiting factors.
Abstract: Learn how IntelliMetric® analyzes and scores written open-ended essay assessments in seconds.
IntelliMetric®: How it Works
IntelliMetric® is based on 30 years of research and development and has been used to score open-ended essay assessments since 1998. IntelliMetric® is the first commercially successful tool able to administer open-ended questions and provide immediate feedback to students.
In order to score essays, IntelliMetric® "learns" from a set of responses previously determined by experts. In this way, IntelliMetric® understands the combined judgments of human scorers.
