From Efficiency to Sufficiency: A Measurement-Informed Framework for Cost-Aware Automated Essay Scoring

Yi Gui


Abstract
Compute cost in automated essay scoring is usually treated as engineering rather than measurement. This paper introduces the Cost-Aware Measurement Design (CAMD) framework, defines cost per defensible score (CPDS), and argues that AES systems should be compared by quality-cost sufficiency at a declared scoring volume.
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2026.aimecon-sessions.6
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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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49–58
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https://aclanthology.org/2026.aimecon-sessions.6/
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Yi Gui. 2026. From Efficiency to Sufficiency: A Measurement-Informed Framework for Cost-Aware Automated Essay Scoring. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Coordinated Session Papers, pages 49–58, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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