Assessment and monitoring system and method for scoring holistic questions

A computerized method for assessing and monitoring a scorer engaged in scoring an answer to an open-ended question, the method comprising the steps of:

• retrieving from an electronic database a reevaluation record comprising a student response to an open-ended question and a score awarded thereto by a scorer;
• displaying the reevaluation record to a manager;
• permitting the manager to reevaluate the awarded score;
• and
• if the awarded score is different from the reevaluated score, permitting a selection to be made from among the choices of:
• replacing the awarded score with the reevaluated score in the reevaluation record and storing the reevaluation record in the database;
• delegating the reevaluation record to another manager for reevaluation;
• and
• returning the reevaluation record to the scorer for rescoring.

A computerized system for assessing and monitoring a scorer engaged in scoring an answer to an open-ended question, the system comprising:

• an electronic database having stored thereon a reevaluation record comprising a student response to an open-ended question and a score awarded thereto by a scorer;
• a processor in signal communication with the database;
• a display and an input device in signal communication with the processor;
• and
• software means resident on the processor adapted to:
• retrieve the reevaluation record from the database into the processor;
• direct a display of the reevaluation record to a manager on the display;
• receive a selection based upon a reevaluation of the awarded score from the manager via the input means, the selection comprising one of a confirmation and an overriding of the awarded score with a reevaluated score;
• if the selection comprises an overriding of the awarded score, replace the awarded score with the reevaluated score in the reevaluation record and store the reevaluation record in the database;
• and
• if the selection comprises a confirmation, deleting the reevaluation record.