APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Taaco-BERT: A Linguistically Interpretable Large Language Model for Essay Scoring in Educational Settings
- Heqiao Wang
Michigan State University - Kevin Haudek
Michigan State University - Shirley Vincent
Vincent Evaluation Consulting, LLC - Caterina Azzarello
University of Northern Colorado - Steven Anderson
University of Northern Colorado
Abstract
We propose TAACO-BERT, integrating TAACO language measures with continuous pre-training and fine-tuning of BERT-based models on three educational datasets. This approach improves the models’ ability to capture linguistic features and knowledge construction, enhancing predictions for writing-based educational assessments.
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