Judge Consistency and Severity across Grading Periods.

Lunz, Mary E.; Stahl, John A.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Judge Consistency and Severity across Grading Periods.

Lunz, Mary E.; Stahl, John A.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v13 n4 p425-44 Dec 1990

Examinations were analyzed using the Rasch model to determine differences in judge severity and grading period stringency for (1) essay examination (subjects were 12 judges and 32 examinees); (2) clinical examination (subjects were 18 judges and 217 examinees); and (3) oral examination (subjects were 46 judges and 270 examinees). (SLD)

Descriptors: Certification, Essay Tests, Evaluators, Examiners, Grading, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability, Item Response Theory, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Professional Education

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