Learners with Disabilities

  Loukina & Buzick (2017) [pdf]

• a model (the SpeechRater) automatically scoring open-ended spoken responses for speakers with documented or suspected speech impairments
• SpeechRater was less accurate for test takers who were deferred for signs of speech impairment (ρ² of .57) than test takers who were given accommodations for documented disabilities (ρ^{^2}2 of .73)