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Direct linkJohnson, Robert L.; Penny, James; Gordon, Belita; Shumate, Steven R.; Fisher, Steven P. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2005
Many studies have indicated that at least 2 raters should score writing assessments to improve interrater reliability. However, even for assessments that characteristically demonstrate high levels of rater agreement, 2 raters of the same essay can occasionally report different, or discrepant, scores. If a single score, typically referred to as an…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Scores, Evaluation, Reliability
