Ellis Batten Page
Ellis Batten "Bo" Page | |
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| Born | April 29, 1924 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 2005 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Pomona College, San Diego State University, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Known for | Father of automated essay scoring, creator of Project Essay Grade (PEG) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Educational psychology, automated essay scoring |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut, Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University |
Ellis Batten “Bo” Page Ed.D. (April 29, 1924 – May 17, 2005) is widely acknowledged as the father of automated essay scoring, a multi-disciplinary field exploring computer evaluation and scoring of student writing, particularly essays. Page's development of and pioneering work with Project Essay Grade (PEG) software in the mid-1960s set the stage for the practical application of computer essay scoring technology following the microcomputer revolution of the 1990s.