Machine Scoring of Student Essays Truth and Consequences

• Other Authors: Ericsson, Patricia Freitag (Editor), Haswell, Richard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Colorado 2006
• Subjects: Education; Organization & management of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Examinations & assessment
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The current trend toward machine-scoring of student work, Ericsson and Haswell argue, has created an emerging issue with implications for higher education across the disciplines, but with particular importance for those in English departments and in administration. The academic community has been si...