Validating automated essay scoring for online writing placement |
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| Authors: | Chaitanya Ramineni |
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| Institution: | Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Rd, Princeton, NJ 08541, USA;New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102, USA;Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541, USA |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, I describe the design and evaluation of automated essay scoring (AES) models for an institution's writing placement program. Information was gathered on admitted student writing performance at a science and technology research university in the northeastern United States. Under timed conditions, first-year students (N = 879) were assigned to write essays on two persuasive prompts within the Criterion® Online Writing Evaluation Service at the beginning of the semester. AES models were built and evaluated for a total of four prompts. AES models meeting recommended performance criteria were then compared to standardized admissions measures and locally developed writing measures. Results suggest that there is evidence to support the use of Criterion as part of the placement process at the institution. |
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