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Khodi, Ali – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
The present study attempted to to investigate factors which affect EFL writing scores through using generalizability theory (G-theory). To this purpose, one hundred and twenty students participated in one independent and one integrated writing tasks. Proceeding, their performances were scored by six raters: one self-rating, three peers,-rating and…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Scores, Generalizability Theory, English (Second Language)
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Lyrica Lucas; Anum Khushal; Robert Mayes; Brian A. Couch; Joseph Dauer – International Journal of Science Education, 2025
Educational reform priorities such as emphasis on quantitative modelling (QM) have positioned undergraduate biology instructors as designers of QM experiences to engage students in authentic science practices that support the development of data-driven and evidence-based reasoning. Yet, little is known about how biology instructors adapt to the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Biology, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Rupp, André A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2018
This article discusses critical methodological design decisions for collecting, interpreting, and synthesizing empirical evidence during the design, deployment, and operational quality-control phases for automated scoring systems. The discussion is inspired by work on operational large-scale systems for automated essay scoring but many of the…
Descriptors: Design, Automation, Scoring, Test Scoring Machines
Badjadi, Nour El Imane – Online Submission, 2013
The current paper on writing assessment surveys the literature on the reliability and validity of essay tests. The paper aims to examine the two concepts in relationship with essay testing as well as to provide a snapshot of the current understandings of the reliability and validity of essay tests as drawn in recent research studies. Bearing in…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Writing Evaluation, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Bennett, Randy Elliot; Rock, Donald A. – 1993
Formulating-Hypotheses (F-H) items present a situation and ask the examinee to generate as many explanations for it as possible. This study examined the generalizability, validity, and examinee perceptions of a computer-delivered version of the task. Eight F-H questions were administered to 192 graduate students. Half of the items restricted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Generalizability Theory, Graduate Students
Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1993
In this paper, performance assessments are cast within a sampling framework. A performance assessment score is viewed as a sample of student performance drawn from a complex universe defined by a combination of all possible tasks, occasions, raters, and measurement methods. Using generalizability theory, the authors present evidence bearing on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Error of Measurement, Evaluators