"relative judgement" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the process of making a judgment or evaluation based on comparisons to other things or situations, rather than an absolute standard. It is often used in situations where there is no clear or definitive answer, and the judgement is based on subjective or contextual factors. Example: The panel of judges used relative judgement when determining the winner of the art competition, taking into account not only technical skill but also the originality and creativity of the pieces.
These studies have provided evidence of the efficacy in using digital assessment systems for relative comparative judgement.
Many researchers have also investigated the effectiveness of, and correlation between, absolute analytical marking and relative comparative judgements.
It has been contended by researchers that relative, comparative judgements are highly reliable, more so than absolute, analytical judgements (see Jones & Alcock, 2012, 2014; Laming, 2004; Pollitt, 2012b).
One of the main reasons for high reliability of relative comparative judgements compared to absolute analytical judgements is that, relative judgements require larger numbers of judges.
Absolute and relative judgements are terms that have been used to describe analytical and comparative judgement assessment methods respectively.
Whereas, relative judgements can be constantly monitored as they are made, and decisions can be made if additional judges or judgements are needed to increase reliability.
Gill and Bramley found that in the standard setting/awarding process, the assessors made more accurate relative judgements than absolute judgements, and that the judgements that were described by the judges as 'very confident' had higher accuracy than other judgements.
The introduction of biases in expert's responses (such as anchoring effects, absolute and relative judgements) are one of the most important factors to be taken into account when results are considered [42].
For example, a study investigating absolute and relative judgements and standard-setting by Gill and Bramley (2013) considered the accuracy of holistic comparative judgements in relation to the original analytical marks of examination scripts that were 'close together in overall mark' in a standard-setting exercise.
