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Peer reviewedShermis, Mark D.; Koch, Chantal Mees; Page, Ellis B.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Harrington, Susanmarie – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2002
Studied the use of an automated grader to score essays holistically and by rating traits through two experiments that evaluated 807 Web-based essays and then compared 386 essays to evaluations by 6 human raters. Results show the essay grading software to be efficient and able to grade about six documents a second. (SLD)
Descriptors: Automation, College Students, Computer Software, Essays
Peer reviewedAiken, Lewis R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Two alternatives to traditional item analysis and reliability estimation procedures are considered for determining the difficulty, discrimination, and reliability of optional items on essay and other tests. A computer program to compute these measures is described, and illustrations are given. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Computer Software, Difficulty Level, Essay Tests
