Computer Programs That Try to Simulate Human Judgment in Scoring

question 21

Multiple Choice

Computer programs that try to simulate human judgment in scoring responses to test items, such as essays, are technically known as _____

• A) Automated scoring
• B) Simulators
• C) Human substitutes
• D) Computer judging

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Definitions:

Transgenders

People who cross over or occupy an intermediate position in the binary male-female gender construction.

Intersexuals

People born with reproductive organs, genitalia, and/or sex chromosomes that are not exclusively male or female.

Eunuchs

Castrated males, often assigned to serve in royal courts or as guardians of harems.

Castrati

Male singers who were castrated before puberty to preserve their high-pitched vocal range; prominent in 17th and 18th-century European classical music.