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Direct linkMiller, Tristan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
Latent semantic analysis (LSA) is an automated, statistical technique for comparing the semantic similarity of words or documents. In this article, I examine the application of LSA to automated essay scoring. I compare LSA methods to earlier statistical methods for assessing essay quality, and critically review contemporary essay-scoring systems…
Descriptors: Semantics, Test Scoring Machines, Essays, Semantic Differential
Download full textHoskyn, Janita J. – McRAT Report, 1994
A report on implementation of the Multicultural Reading and Thinking (McRAT) Program in Arkansas from 1989-92 chronicles the program's development, operation, and results. McRAT is a staff development program designed to help teachers infuse higher order thinking processes and multicultural concepts into regular classroom curricula (grades 3 to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
