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Table 4 Marking

From: A survey of English language testing practice in China: the case of six examination boards

Questions

A

B

C

D

E

F

Q4.2a Does your board provide training to SET examiners?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Q4.2b Are benchmark scripts used in examiner training?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Q4.3a Does your board convene training for markers of constructed-response components?

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Q4.4a Are all constructed-response items double-marked?

N

N

Y

N

N

N

Q4.5 Does your board calculate inter-rater reliability?

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

Q4.6 Does your board calculate intra-rater reliability?

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

Q4.7 Is the marking process monitored?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  1. Notes: SET = Spoken English Test; Others see Table 1.