Michele L Rosenthal

US Patent:

59873027, Nov 16, 1999

Filed:

Mar 20, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/045622

Inventors:

Gary Driscoll - Pennington NJ
Lou A. Hatfield - Lawrenceville NJ
Arlene A. Johnson - Lawrencevill NJ
Helen D. Kahn - Yardley PA
Theodore E. Kessler - Hopewell NJ
David L. Kuntz - Yardley PA
Cheryl A. Pocino - Lawrenceville NJ
Michele Rosenthal - Lawrenceville NJ
Patricia G. Williams - Lawrenceville NJ

Assignee:

Educational Testing Service - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G09B 300
G09B 700

US Classification:

434353

Abstract:

Systems and methods for on-line essay evaluation offer students the opportunity to prepare practice essays, submit the essays to trained, expert readers, and retrieve an evaluation at the student's convenience. The system provides the capability for a user or test taker to submit essays at any time during the year, independent of the timing of an actual testing event, and to receive prompt, consistent evaluations of the submitted essays. Further, the system provides the capability to prioritize essays and schedule readers so that essays can be evaluated on a rush basis. The essays are evaluated in a manner that provides useful instructional feedback to students about their skills relative to any assessment or test that the student wishes to take.