Making Essay Test Scores Fairer with Statistics. ETS Program Statistics Research Technical Report No. 89-90 [electronic resource] / Henry I. Braun and Howard Wainer.

A desirable goal would be to develop a methodology for scoring essays so that the final grades are less affected by when or by whom each essay was read. It seems sensible to derive such grades by somehow adjusting the ratings originally given by each reader. This essay describes a solution that reli...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Braun, Henry I., 1949-
Corporate Author:	Educational Testing Service
Other Authors:	Wainer, Howard
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989.
Subjects:	Essay Tests. Estimation (Mathematics) Interrater Reliability. Scoring. Statistical Analysis. Trend Analysis. True Scores.