Audrey Kittredge
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Developing and Validating an Automatic Scoring Model for Chatbot-Based Conversational Speech
Danwei Cai | Audrey Kittredge | Ben Naismith | Xiangying Jiang | Kevin Yancey
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Full Papers
Danwei Cai | Audrey Kittredge | Ben Naismith | Xiangying Jiang | Kevin Yancey
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Full Papers
This paper describes the development and validation of an automated scoring model for open-ended chatbot-based conversational speech among English learners in the Duolingo learning app. The model strongly predicted human ratings, produced reliable scores, and showed concurrent validity with Duolingo English Test speaking items, demonstrating stealth proficiency assessment at scale.