English and Hindi
Assess the reasoning, not the language.
The short answer
Let students think and draft in the language they reason in, even if the final work is in English. Assess the reasoning, not the language. Test speech input with the students who will use it before you rely on it.
A guide from Edudojo, an AI that won’t think for students: its coach asks questions instead. The advice works with or without it.
What a language pilot should check
Students may prefer different languages for reading, writing and talking an idea through. A pilot should ask what works for them, and note where language or device limits interrupt a task.
Assessing the process only works if students can draft and talk an idea through in a language they actually think in.
One session, one language
Englishहिन्दीIn the beta now
- English and Hindi sessions, one language each
- Dictation into the chat and the draft
- Read Aloud for the coach's replies
Not yet checked
- Review of the Hindi text by a native reader
- Dictation accuracy with real students
- How both languages work on the pilot's devices
The planned Jaipur pilot will check how both languages work in real use: see the pilot plan.
Dictation and Read Aloud
How accurately speech is recognised, and how easily students can correct mistakes, need testing with the students who will use it. A transcript records words; it does not show or measure thinking.
Design principles
| Principle | In practice |
|---|---|
| The language of thinking may differ from the language of submission | Let students draft and discuss in the language they think in, even if the final work must be in English |
| Test speech with real users | Try dictation and read-aloud with the students who will use them, before relying on either |
| Assess the reasoning | Look at the reasoning in whichever supported language the student used |
Questions to ask any vendor
Before adopting any AI tool for students who work in more than one language, ask these questions. Edudojo’s answers today:
| Question | Edudojo today |
|---|---|
| Which languages work today, and which are only planned? | English and Hindi, one language per session |
| Has each language’s text been reviewed by native readers? | Not yet for Hindi |
| How are dictated words stored, and who can read them? | They become text in the chat or the draft, stored and read like typed text |
| Does the teacher’s view treat spoken and typed work the same way, without a score? | The Replay shows the saved text and has no scores; whether it marks dictated text is not decided yet |
| Is detection used as a shortcut for integrity? | No: Edudojo does not detect AI use or authorship |
What is stored, and who can read it, is on the privacy page.
What we do not claim.
- Not yet reviewed
- Hindi text not yet reviewed by a native reader.
Try it this week
Let students draft one task in the language they think in, and assess the reasoning, not the language.
Trying this with a college? See the pilot plan