Scoring Responses   Evaluate applicants with accurate performance-based rating scale Rate applicants question by question Key Features of Performance-based rating scales:  Performance-based rating scales are easy to use since they can be attached to any question. Performance-based rating scales allow responses to be evaluated on the degree of completeness and correctness. Performance-based rating scales can accommodate every possible applicant response from worst or completely unacceptable to the best (it is possible to rate applicant responses that are incomplete, complete responses that also include incorrect information and even innovative responses that haven’t been tried before). Applicants are rated question-by- question, not applicant – by – applicant (i.e. score all of the applicants on the first question, then score all of the applicants on the next question and so on): this method is more accurate and improves reliability and validity. Performance – based Rating Scale (0 to 4 points) 0 Completely unacceptable solution or response or all key points are missing. 1 Unacceptable solution or response which would result in problems that are difficult to solve or had a large impact or 25% of a complete response. 2 Acceptable solution or response which would result in easily correctable problems or 50% of a complete response. 3 Acceptable solution or response which won’t cause problems or 75% of a complete response. 4 Acceptable solution or response which is complete and won’t cause any problems.

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