Realizing One’s Own Subjectivity: Assessors’ Perceptions of the Influence of Training on Their Conduct of Workplace-Based Assessments

Abstract

Findings suggest that training may help assessors recognize their own subjectivity when judging performance, which may prompt behaviors that support rigorous and consistent scoring but may not lead to perceptible changes in assessors' numeric ratings. Results also suggest that participating in tool development may help assessors align their judgments with the scoring criteria. Overall, results support the continued study of assessor training programs as a means of enhancing assessor consistency.