Rater Connectedness Affects Student Achievement Estimates and Ordered Rankings in Formal Music Performance Assessments
Journal of Research in Music Education
Published online on September 28, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Research in Music Education, Volume 74, Issue 1, Page 110-131, April 2026.
A persistent concern in music performance assessments is the quality of ratings assigned by judges. Differences in rater judgment are most concerning in cases when student performances are scored by different raters (i.e., disconnected rating designs)—...
A persistent concern in music performance assessments is the quality of ratings assigned by judges. Differences in rater judgment are most concerning in cases when student performances are scored by different raters (i.e., disconnected rating designs)—...