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<Paper uid="M92-1006">
  <Title>GE ADJUNCT TEST REPORT : OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN AND SCORING FOR MUC- 4</Title>
  <Section position="9" start_page="83" end_page="84" type="concl">
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SUMMARY
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    <Paragraph position="0"> This paper has reported on an adjunct test performed in connection with MUC-4 to investigate the utilit y and issues involved in object-oriented template design and scoring . We have shown that an object-oriente d design, even when modified to enforce partial string matching as the criterion for object alignment, doe s not significantly alter the MUC-4 scores . Object-oriented design is a more intuitive method of representin g information that is related . Moreover, objects can be aligned, allowing for object-level scoring . This increase s the usefulness of an automated scoring program to perform selective diagnosis for performance evaluation .</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> Also, object-oriented alignment allows for the scoring of objects that match even when they are placed i n an incorrect template . This yields a more accurate evaluation of performance than scoring all the slots of a misplaced object as missing and spurious .</Paragraph>
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