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HereSince1628

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4. For those of us who know nothing about these things, indeed, that would be helpful.

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 07:40 AM

Jun 2012

I can imagine that it has a spelling and grammar checker. I can imagine that it uses something like a Fleischman formula for calculating reading level. Those functions have been turned into computer code for decades. But what automated essay graders actually do remains a mystery to me.

It's strange to me that the US populace gets tied up in knots over the accuracy of educational testing, but simply accepts the outcomes the US court system, which sometimes seems to have 'similar' between evaluator correlations to essay grading but rather more serious consequences.

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now pearson wants to machine-score essay tests. [View all] HiPointDem Jun 2012 OP

I hate this so much. n/t pnwmom Jun 2012 #1

If the machines can't actually read, I have to wonder what they base their scores on. Jim__ Jun 2012 #2

For those of us who know nothing about these things, indeed, that would be helpful. HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #4

Here's what good writing is for the Texas TAKS test (just superseded by STAAR) mbperrin Jun 2012 #6

Thanks for the information. I had no idea essays were so formulated. Jim__ Jun 2012 #7

I agree completely. But students must pass the test to graduate. mbperrin Jun 2012 #9

I'd like to see how they'd score Mark Twain PADemD Jun 2012 #3

Or Hemingway MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #8

Or ee cummings proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #11

The idea of using a computer to grade essays, shows a fundamental ladjf Jun 2012 #5

I had to score something like that once. noamnety Jun 2012 #10