Getting Started
Penmate is an AI-powered writing assessment tool built for English teachers. It evaluates student essays using Cambridge English assessment criteria and provides instant, consistent feedback — so you can spend less time marking and more time teaching.
Who is Penmate for?
Penmate is designed for:
- English teachers preparing students for Cambridge English exams (FCE, CAE, CPE)
- Language schools running exam preparation courses
- High school teachers teaching English writing at levels B1 to C2
What does Penmate do?
- Assesses writing automatically — students receive detailed feedback and scores immediately after submission
- Maintains grading consistency — the same criteria, every student, every piece of work
- Provides structured feedback — based on four key criteria: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation, and Language
- Tracks student progress — visual dashboards show trends, strengths, and areas for improvement over time
How is Penmate different from ChatGPT?
Penmate evaluates. It assesses writing like an expert examiner — using clear, consistent, and objective criteria. It was developed from real exam samples and trained on official exam assessment scales.
ChatGPT imitates. General-purpose AI tools are not designed to assess writing. They may produce comments that sound convincing, but they do not follow any defined assessment criteria, and their results can vary each time.
What Penmate is NOT
- It does not write assignments for students
- It does not replace the teacher — you always remain the final authority
- It does not improvise — it follows clearly defined assessment criteria
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