TEXAS ECR SCORING ENGINE

ECR Scoring with ChatGPT

Built specifically for English and Spanish STAAR-style extended constructed responses. A coordinated team of AI agents reads student writing, applies the Texas ECR Scoring Engine’s calibrated 0–5 scoring process, and provides feedback for revision.

Student responses, scores, and student feedback illustration

What to provide

The passage
The writing prompt
Student essays
Supported formatsImages and scans · PDFs · Spreadsheets · Word documents · ZIPs of supported files

Include the grade or course and the expected response language with every scoring request.

One class at a time.

Recommended: use a separate scoring run for each class.

Protect student privacy.

Remove names, student IDs, and other identifying details before uploading. Use anonymous labels to match results. Only upload student PII if your district has approved this platform for that information.

OriginalTyped or handwritten
TranscriptionPreserves student writing
VerificationChecks the visual source
01

AI reads and verifies each response.

AI extracts typed text and transcribes scanned or handwritten essays, then independently checks visual transcriptions. Unreadable or uncertain responses are flagged for review.

Scoring conditions
Ideas0–3
+
Conventions0–2
=
Overall0–5
02

AI scores each essay in stages.

Separate AI workers apply the skill’s calibrated STAAR-style scoring process to each response, checking scoring conditions before evaluating Ideas and Conventions.

Feedback follows scoringFeedback does not change scores
Student feedbackResponse-specific revision guidance
03

AI creates feedback for revision.

After scores are fixed, AI provides response-specific revision guidance without rewriting the essay or giving students the answer.

One results workbook

Scores
Ideas, Conventions, and overall scores
Student Feedback
Guidance for revision
Review Needed
Held records and review flags
Responses
Original student responses
Run Details
Assignment and processing record
04

Review the results in Excel.

Receive scores, student feedback, responses, and records needing review in one workbook. Review flagged records and results before use.