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Proctor, Thomas P.; Kim, YoungKoung Rachel – College Board, 2009
Presented at the national conference for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April 2009. This study examined the utility of scores on the SAT writing test, specifically examining the reliability of scores using generalizability and item response theories. The study also provides an overview of current predictive validity…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Writing Tests, Psychometrics, Predictive Validity
DeCarlo, Lawrence T.; Kim, YoungKoung – College Board, 2008
[Slides] presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference in New York in March 2008. This presentation explores what cues are used as a deciding factor in essay scoring by the essay grader.
Descriptors: Essays, Grading, Evaluation Criteria, Scoring Rubrics
Hendrickson, Amy; Patterson, Brian; Melican, Gerald – College Board, 2008
Presented at the Annual National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in New York in March 2008. This presentation explores how different item weighting can affect the effective weights, validity coefficents and test reliability of composite scores among test takers.
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Test Validity, Test Reliability