An Evaluation of Assessment-Oriented Computer-Based Text Analysis Paradigms

Computer-based text analysis applications have come a long way since Ellis Page’s Project Essay Grader [1]. Automated assessment applications have achieved better than human reliability and other methods of assisting assessment have opened up additional venues for utilization in the classroom and beyond. However, a lack of understanding of the differences between the different types of applications and their limitations has made selecting the appropriate application a difficult task. This study will present the most comprehensive examination of different paradigms of computer-based text analysis applications and a new typology for classifying them.