Automated Scoring FAQ

When will the new scoring program be available? 

The initial release of the new scoring program was on April 22, 2024 and it is now available as "RCADS Advanced Scoring Program" on the Scoring Resources Downloads page: https://rcads.ucla.edu/scoringdownloads

An updated version of the RCADS Advanced Scoring Program, with some minor bug fixes, was posted on May 16, 2024 and is available via this link and also on the Scoring Resources Downloads page. 

An updated version of the RCADS Advanced Scoring Program, with some minor bug fixes, was posted on June 7, 2024 and is available on the Scoring Resources Downloads page. 

An updated version of the RCADS Advanced Scoring Program, with some minor bug fixes, was posted on July 17, 2024 and is available on the Scoring Resources Downloads page. 

What new feature can we expect?

The new scoring program includes the option to score across all genders (for all RCADS forms, with norms aggregated across all genders). 

The new scoring program provides the option to display item full texts in 18 different languages (including English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish). Note: We may further continue to expand the available languages in the future.

The new scoring program provides the option to select from multiple norms.