TY - GEN
T1 - The validity of human and computerized writing assessment
AU - Boring, Ronald Laurids
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper summarizes an experiment designed to assess the validity of essay grading between holistic and analytic human graders and a computerized grader based on latent semantic analysis. The validity of the grade was gauged by the extent to which the student's knowledge of the topic correlated with the grader's expert knowledge. To assess knowledge, Pathfinder networks were generated by the student essay writers, the holistic and analytic graders, and the computerized grader. It was found that the computer generated grades more closely matched the definition of valid grading than did human generated grades.
AB - This paper summarizes an experiment designed to assess the validity of essay grading between holistic and analytic human graders and a computerized grader based on latent semantic analysis. The validity of the grade was gauged by the extent to which the student's knowledge of the topic correlated with the grader's expert knowledge. To assess knowledge, Pathfinder networks were generated by the student essay writers, the holistic and analytic graders, and the computerized grader. It was found that the computer generated grades more closely matched the definition of valid grading than did human generated grades.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/44349124565
U2 - 10.1177/154193120504900704
DO - 10.1177/154193120504900704
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:44349124565
SN - 094528926X
SN - 9780945289265
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 759
EP - 763
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, HFES 2005
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
T2 - 49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2005
Y2 - 26 September 2005 through 30 September 2005
ER -