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Autor/in | Deane, Paul |
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Titel | On the Relation between Automated Essay Scoring and Modern Views of the Writing Construct |
Quelle | In: Assessing Writing, 18 (2013) 1, S.7-24 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1075-2935 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.asw.2012.10.002 |
Schlagwörter | Scoring; Essays; Text Structure; Writing (Composition); Evaluation Criteria; Persuasive Discourse; Definitions; Evaluation Problems; Criticism; Writing Evaluation; Essay Tests; Computer Assisted Testing; Validity; Measurement; Psychometrics; Writing Skills |
Abstract | This paper examines the construct measured by automated essay scoring (AES) systems. AES systems measure features of the text structure, linguistic structure, and conventional print form of essays; as such, the systems primarily measure text production skills. In the current state-of-the-art, AES provide little direct evidence about such matters as strength of argumentation or rhetorical effectiveness. However, since there is a relationship between ease of text production and ability to mobilize cognitive resources to address rhetorical and conceptual problems, AES systems have strong correlations with overall performance and can effectively distinguish students in a position to apply a broader writing construct from those for whom text production constitutes a significant barrier to achievement. The paper begins by defining writing as a construct and then turns to the e-rater scoring engine as an example of AES state-of-the-art construct measurement. Common criticisms of AES are defined and explicated--fundamental objections to the construct measured, methods used to measure the construct, and technical inadequacies--and a direction for future research is identified through a socio-cognitive approach to AES. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |