title: Adjusting for hard and easy graders.
abstract: The dental education literature demonstrates that rater training and the use of criterion-anchored evaluation systems have been only partially successful in reducing the use of private standards by raters. A method is described for statistically removing this source of bias. A study is reported where scores normalized using this technique were significantly better predictors of students' future performance than were raw scores. Assumptions, techniques, and practical considerations are also discussed.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D004497:Education, Dental; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D013335:Students, Dental; D013663:Teaching