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Download full textParkes, Jay; Suen, Hoi K. – 1995
This study demonstrates the advantages of using a constrained optimization algorithm to explore the optimal number of prompts, modes of discourse, and raters for achieving an acceptable level of reliability during a direct writing assessment. Writing samples elicited from 50 college students were rated by 3 graduate students and the scores…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Students, Educational Assessment, Generalizability Theory
Raymond, Mark R.; Houston, Walter M. – 1990
Performance rating systems frequently use multiple raters in order to improve the reliability of ratings. However, unless all candidates are rated by the same raters, some candidates will be at an unfair advantage or disadvantage solely because they were rated by more stringent or lenient raters. To obtain fair and accurate evaluations of…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
