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DictionarymoderatorExamination assessment
noun

moderator

A person who assesses examination work or checks grading consistency.

The moderator checks several graded exams to ensure consistent scoring.

Etymology
moderatorLatinregulator or controller

A moderator is historically someone who regulates or oversees a process. In examinations, that oversight concerns judging work and keeping assessment standards consistent.

More examples

  • An independent moderator reviews the disputed exam scores.
  • The moderators compare how different graders award partial credit.
  • Each moderator assesses a sample of students' written answers.

Forms

moderator · moderators

moderation noun — The process of checking examination grading consistency.

Similar words

examiner
Assesses examination work directly, rather than checking other graders.
grader
Assigns scores to examination answers without necessarily checking consistency.