An automated scoring engine built on language processing software now grades up to 75% of written answers to state tests.
A sharp spike in the number of Texas students who scored a zero on the writing portion of state standardized tests is raising red flags across the state. According to Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, between 45% and 50% of DISD students received a score of zero on the essay portions of state exams given last spring.
Before the exam redesign, only fourth and seventh graders were given open-ended questions, and around 5% received a zero on their writing examinations statewide,The Texas State Teachers Association has long stood against the STAAR exam, stating it is a"gotcha” test designed to penalize students after a school year has ended rather than track progress, Clay Robison, a TSTA spokesperson, told the.
" will certainly evaluate any evidence that is provided," a spokesperson said."Additionally, all districts can see each of their students' responses and scores and request a rescore of any constructed response question they view as incorrectly graded." "Under the previous rubric, if a student attempted an answer to a writing prompt, the student would get a score above zero as long as they provided some kind of response,” TEA said. “Now, even if the student provides a grammatically perfect response, if the response is off-topic, it is scored a zero."acknowledge the increase in zeros on written exams, but express worries about declining scores in math and science examinations.
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