An example output file for flagging individual raters is
provided in Table 5. Rater 1 had both VR_L and 3_H flags, suggesting that this rater tends to assign
scores in the middle. Raters 2 and 3 both had discrepancies with final scores. AD and scoring leaders
will monitor these raters closely in the future. Raters whose ratings are frequently discrepant from
the final scores are brought to the attention of scoring leaders. This type of flag can provide accuracy
information on individual rater’s scoring performance since all the final scores for responses with
discrepant ratings are provided by expert raters whose ratings can be considered as accurate. It is
important to note that these flags are merely suggestive of the need for further investigation. It is
possible, by chance assignment, that a rater may encounter a set of responses over a period of time
that are deserving of lower scores than the average pool of raters, and therefore, their scoring would
be accurate. Additional back reading and monitoring are necessary to determine if a rater is in fact
having a problem with scoring accurately.