Rubric-Aligned Generative-AI Features as Supplementary Predictors in Feature-Based Automated Essay Scoring

Yue Huang, Duanli Yan, Corey Palermo


Abstract
This study examined whether rubric-aligned generative-AI features could augment established linguistic features in trait-based automated essay scoring. Features from both sources showed meaningful associations with human scores and only partial overlap with one another. Scoring models combining both feature sets produced modest improvements that varied across traits and evaluation metrics.
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2026.aimecon-sessions.26
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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Coordinated Session Papers
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October
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2026
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Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joshua Wilson, Christopher Ormerod, Magdalen Beiting-Parrish
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AIME-Con
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National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
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241–250
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https://aclanthology.org/2026.aimecon-sessions.26/
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Yue Huang, Duanli Yan, and Corey Palermo. 2026. Rubric-Aligned Generative-AI Features as Supplementary Predictors in Feature-Based Automated Essay Scoring. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Coordinated Session Papers, pages 241–250, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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Rubric-Aligned Generative-AI Features as Supplementary Predictors in Feature-Based Automated Essay Scoring (Huang et al., AIME-Con 2026)
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