Computerized system for scoring constructed responses and methods for training, monitoring, and evaluating human rater's scoring of constructed responses
First Claim
1. A workfolder creation and distribution system for use in a computer test scoring system having at least one rater station at which constructed responses to test questions are displayed for an authorized rater and where said authorized rater awards a score to each of the constructed responses so displayed, each constructed response being associated with a predetermined topic, the workfolder creation and distribution system comprising:
- a memory which stores the constructed responses in electronic form keyed to a test section associated therewith;
means for electronically grouping a plurality of the constructed responses in said memory into a production workfolder for evaluation of the plurality of constructed responses by the at least one rater; and
workfolder transmission means for accessing the production workfolder and transmitting the plurality of constructed responses in said production workfolder to at least one rater station operable to display the constructed responses and operable to accept scores awarded by an authorized rater at said at least one rater station in response to the constructed responses so displayed, said workfolder transmission means transmitting the scores associated with the plurality of constructed responses to the memory for storage in association with the constructed responses in the production workfolder.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for presentation to raters of constructed responses to test questions in electronic workfolders. The systems and methods provide for selection and designation of constructed responses into categories for use in quality control functions and training applications. A storage device is used to relationally store data regarding the raters, the constructed responses, and the scores awarded for use in selecting constructed responses for use in quality control and training. The system also comprises rater stations and processing systems for selectively transmitting constructed responses to the rater stations and receiving scores awarded by the raters assigned to the rater stations during both training and actual production scoring. The system further comprises rater stations and processing systems for displaying rater performance data, topic performance data, constructed response volume data, and candidate sample volume data.
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42 Claims
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1. A workfolder creation and distribution system for use in a computer test scoring system having at least one rater station at which constructed responses to test questions are displayed for an authorized rater and where said authorized rater awards a score to each of the constructed responses so displayed, each constructed response being associated with a predetermined topic, the workfolder creation and distribution system comprising:
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a memory which stores the constructed responses in electronic form keyed to a test section associated therewith; means for electronically grouping a plurality of the constructed responses in said memory into a production workfolder for evaluation of the plurality of constructed responses by the at least one rater; and workfolder transmission means for accessing the production workfolder and transmitting the plurality of constructed responses in said production workfolder to at least one rater station operable to display the constructed responses and operable to accept scores awarded by an authorized rater at said at least one rater station in response to the constructed responses so displayed, said workfolder transmission means transmitting the scores associated with the plurality of constructed responses to the memory for storage in association with the constructed responses in the production workfolder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a computer test scoring system comprising at least one rater station at which constructed responses to test questions are displayed to an authorized rater and at which the authorized rater awards a score in response to constructed responses so displayed, a method for selecting and designating constructed responses for training and quality control, a method comprising the steps of:
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electronically distributing one constructed response to at least two rater stations for scoring by at least two different authorized raters; electronically comparing the scores awarded by the different raters, and if the scores satisfy predetermined criteria, defining the constructed response as a qualified sample constructed response; and classifying each qualified sample constructed response in one of a number of categories of constructed responses wherein said classification is determinative of how said qualified sample constructed response is used by the computer scoring system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A fully integrated computer test scoring system for use in training raters for scoring constructed responses to test questions for use in controlling the quality of the scoring by raters, the system comprising:
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at least one rater station operative to display constructed responses for review by raters and operative to accept scores awarded by the raters in response to the constructed responses so displayed; a data storage device which stores constructed responses and relationships between the constructed responses and raters; a processor which accesses the data storage device and distributes the constructed responses to the at least one rater station based on the relationships between the constructed responses and the raters operating from the at least one rater station, wherein the raters are qualified based on level of expertise; and a number of classification stations interfaced with the processor and the data storage device for use in classifying some of the constructed responses, based on the scores awarded thereto, as one of a predetermined category of constructed responses, wherein said processing means distributes only certain categories of constructed responses to certain raters based on the raters'"'"' level of expertise. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer test scoring system for use in monitoring the quality and performance of scoring of constructed responses to test questions by a plurality of raters evaluating particular test sections within tests, the system comprising:
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means for storing in a production workfolder a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic workfolder for evaluation by a rater; a number of rater stations, located at at least one scoring center, operative to display rater performance data, topic performance data for monitoring rater and topic performance across scoring centers, constructed response volume data, and candidate sample volume data; a data storage device which stores constructed responses and related rater performance data, topic performance data, essay volume data, and candidate sample volume data; and a processor which distributes rater performance data, topic performance data, constructed response volume data, and candidate sample volume data stored in the data storage device to the rater stations based on the relationships among the rater performance data, topic performance data, constructed response volume data, and candidate sample volume data and the raters operating from the respective rater stations, wherein the raters are qualified to view the data based on system status. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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