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Wind, Stefanie A.; Wolfe, Edward W.; Engelhard, George, Jr.; Foltz, Peter; Rosenstein, Mark – International Journal of Testing, 2018
Automated essay scoring engines (AESEs) are becoming increasingly popular as an efficient method for performance assessments in writing, including many language assessments that are used worldwide. Before they can be used operationally, AESEs must be "trained" using machine-learning techniques that incorporate human ratings. However, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Essay Tests, Writing Evaluation, Scoring
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Wang, Jue; Engelhard, George, Jr. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2019
In this digital ITEMS module, Dr. Jue Wang and Dr. George Engelhard Jr. describe the Rasch measurement framework for the construction and evaluation of new measures and scales. From a theoretical perspective, they discuss the historical and philosophical perspectives on measurement with a focus on Rasch's concept of specific objectivity and…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Evaluation Methods, Measurement, Goodness of Fit