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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Grading the writing SAT
"According to the College Board, which oversees the SAT, graders of the new short-essay test will be required to have a college degree and at least three years' teaching experience, including a high school or college course in the past five years that requires writing." "AND, we're going to pay these folks $20/hour; boy is that an impressive amount of money for those skills or what!!!!???? Sorry, sarcasm showing" Karen Your point is well taken Karen. Most people with those credentials will find little time for such an activity at $20 an hour. The College Board would be better off employing a computer scoring model utilizing the one of the various AI essay evaluation applications that are currently available. Not only would this reduce the costs and the turnaround time, but it would also provide consistent, objective scoring. Something rarely seen from human scorers. I know some people have issues with using a computer for this, but it has inherent advantages that cannot be ignored. Writing prompts on large scale assessments are formulaic in nature employing the typical, state your thesis, support your thesis with evidence and examples, and restate your thesis in a conclusion model. Given this fact, the use of automated scoring makes sense. At least using writing prompts and encouraging extended responses that require students to think in a more authentic task oriented mode is a step in the right direction. -----Original Message----- From: Karen Canty [mailto:kvscanty@pacbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:41 PM To: 'Assessment Reform Network' Subject: [arn-l] Grading the writing SAT Jay Mathews wrote: "According to the College Board, which oversees the SAT, graders of the new short-essay test will be required to have a college degree and at least three years' teaching experience, including a high school or college course in the past five years that requires writing." AND, we're going to pay these folks $20/hour; boy is that an impressive amount of money for those skills or what!!!!???? Sorry, sarcasm showing Karen ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe ARN-L: http://interversity.org/lists/arn-l/subscribe.html
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