Joseph Lawrence Dvorak

US Patent:

20100120010, May 13, 2010

Filed:

Jan 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/320631

Inventors:

Jon D. COHEN - Washington DC, US
Joseph L. Dvorak - Hampshire IL, US
Larry E. Albright - Alexandria VA, US
Walid S. Saba - Dunn Loring VA, US

International Classification:

G09B 7/00

US Classification:

434353, 434362

Abstract:

A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion stage, and a scoring stage. Furthermore, the system includes a database for referencing elements used by the scoring engine which may comprise objects, object sets, attributes of objects, and transformations of any elements.

US Patent:

20110311957, Dec 22, 2011

Filed:

Aug 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/221703

Inventors:

Jon D. Cohen - Washington DC, US
Joseph L. Dvorak - Hampshire IL, US
Larry E. Albright - Alexandria VA, US
Walid S. Saba - Dunn Loring VA, US

Assignee:

American Institutes for Research - Washington DC

International Classification:

G09B 7/00

US Classification:

434353

Abstract:

A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion stage, and a scoring stage. Furthermore, the system includes a database for referencing elements used by the scoring engine which may comprise objects, object sets, attributes of objects, and transformations of any elements.

US Patent:

20110311958, Dec 22, 2011

Filed:

Aug 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/221716

Inventors:

Jon D. Cohen - Washington DC, US
Joseph L. Dvorak - Hampshire IL, US
Larry E. Albright - Alexandria VA, US
Walid S. Saba - Dunn Loring VA, US

Assignee:

American Institutes for Research - Washington DC

International Classification:

G09B 7/00

US Classification:

434353, 434362

Abstract:

A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion stage, and a scoring stage. Furthermore, the system includes a database for referencing elements used by the scoring engine which may comprise objects, object sets, attributes of objects, and transformations of any elements.