Teacher Generative AI Guidelines State That AI Grading Cannot Directly Serve as the Final Evaluation of Open-Ended Work

In December 2025, the Expert Steering Committee for Teacher Workforce Development under China's Ministry of Education released the Guidelines for Teachers' Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Version 1), covering learning, teaching, student development, evaluation, administration, and research.

Teachers may use AI to support analysis of student learning, lesson plans and courseware, classroom interaction, and assignment feedback, but teachers must remain in charge and verify facts. AI grading cannot directly become the final evaluation of open-ended assignments or student performance; students should disclose the tools and stages used when submitting work, and sensitive data must be de-identified before upload.

These guidelines directly affect school procurement and product design. Follow-up should verify local processes for tool evaluation and admission, teacher training, and routine monitoring; teacher account counts show only that an access point exists.