Abstract
The present study was designed to assess the usefulness of the Continuous Response Digital Interface (CDRI) as a tool for assessing student performance in a field setting. Judges evaluated musical performance at a regional band festival using the conventional means of a musical score and orally taped comments, but also used a CRDI device to record ongoing assessment levels. CRDI dials were manipulated on a clockwise/counter-clockwise 250 degree continuum which recorded data, via a computer, three times per second. All three adjudicators indicated that the CRDI did not distract from any other assessment procedures and that the dial movement on the CRDI was a representative measure of their temporal assessment. Analysis of CRDI mean scores and final discrete ratings revealed a 92 percent rate of intrajudge reliability. Advantages of having the complete and specific assessment picture that is provided by the CRDI instrument are cited, as well as applications to other possible assessment environments are suggested.
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