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Xi, Xiaoming; Higgins, Derrick; Zechner, Klaus; Williamson, David M. – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This report presents the results of a research and development effort for SpeechRater? Version 1.0 (v1.0), an automated scoring system for the spontaneous speech of English language learners used operationally in the Test of English as a Foreign Languageâ„¢ (TOEFL®) Practice Online assessment (TPO). The report includes a summary of the validity…
Descriptors: Speech, Scoring, Scoring Rubrics, Scoring Formulas
Frary, Robert B.; And Others – 1985
Students in an introductory college course (n=275) responded to equivalent 20-item halves of a test under number-right and formula-scoring instructions. Formula scores of those who omitted items overaged about one point lower than their comparable (formula adjusted) scores on the test half administered under number-right instructions. In contrast,…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Questionnaires
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1981
UNIACT, a major component of the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program, is one of the first interest inventories to employ a new technique for ensuring sex fairness in the reporting of scores. UNIACT was constructed with the goal that distributions of career options suggested to males and females would be similar. It is intended to…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Planning, Interest Inventories, Minority Groups
Nyberg, Verner R.; Nyberg, Adell M. – 1982
The supplementary information on "Alberta Essay Scales: Models" presented here includes similar models to employ in grading essays, the background and development of the scales, and the rationale for developing two scales of English mechanics and style/content. A standard is presented for evaluating current writing achievement by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Aghbar, Ali-Asghar – 1986
The effectiveness of the "read-comp" technique in assessing writing ability and the usefulness of a rubric and procedure devised for scoring read-comp samples and essays were evaluated. Subjects were 100 freshman students enrolled in general and remedial English classes in a 6-week summer session at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, Grading