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Peer reviewedUpshur, John A.; Turner, Carolyn E. – ELT Journal, 1995
Reviews the place of rating scales in second-language measurement and summarizes some of the problems associated with them. Standard and alternative scales were studied. High agreement among raters can be achieved even under conditions not favorable to high interrater reliability. The full range of score categories are effectively utilized. (17…
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Interrater Reliability, Language Tests, Measurement Techniques
