Does the Criterion service discriminate against students who struggle with standard English – for example, minorities and ESL students?
No. The Criterion service is incapable of discriminating on the basis of race, sex, national origin or student’s history because these factors do not exist in its analysis. The program simply measures features in an essay and compares them to features in previously scored essays used to define the rubric. So, if the collection of sample essays includes essays that use non-standard English and also earn high scores, then the Criterion service will assign a high score to other essays with the same features.
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- Does the Criterion service discriminate against students who struggle with standard English — for example, minorities and ESL students?
- Does the Criterion service discriminate against students who struggle with standard English – for example, minorities and ESL students?
