Raters’ perceptions of rating scales criteria and its effect on the process and outcome of their rating

Language Testing in Asia · 2022 · PMC9340758

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The main concern pursued in this research is considering the raters’ perceptions of rating components regarding two different rating scales which might be significant in a number of ways: first, because there is a possibility that raters do not have the explicit perceptions of rating components, the misperceptions may decrease the reliability of the assessment.

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