AI did not break English assessment - it exposed a gap that was already there

AI has changed the assessment landscape for English teachers — but the answer is not simply more AI detection or more supervised writing. In this video, Dan Misra from Austi Academy explains why essay-based assessment was already a proxy for student thinking, and how AI has made the gap between the final product and the student’s actual thinking much harder to ignore. This presentation introduces 5 practical approaches to AI-resilient assessment design for NSW Stage 6 English: 1. Anchor assessment in the student’s own reading experience 2. Make the process part of the assessment 3. Use oral assessment for the parts that matter most 4. Assess transformations, not only analysis 5. Use structured discussion to capture student thinking The focus is practical task design: how to create assessments where students have to show genuine engagement with the text, not simply produce a polished written form. This video is especially relevant for: NSW Stage 6 English teachers Heads of English English faculties redesigning assessment in response to AI Schools thinking about AI, academic integrity and authentic student learning Download the free guide: https://austi.org Professional Development is available for English faculties in person or online. Contact: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Austi Academy Practical professional development for English teaching in the AI age. #EnglishTeaching #AIinEducation #Stage6English #NSWEnglish #AssessmentDesign #AustiAcademy