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Peer reviewedUnwin, Tim – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1990
Argues that criteria for grading essay questions in geography examinations must be explicit and must reflect the kinds of knowledge and abilities sought after in British undergraduate geography courses. Proposes evaluative criteria designed to encourage and assess critical thinking. Enjoins other geographers to further the debate. (CH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedMiller, Jeff – College Teaching, 1999
A college faculty member who has graded Advanced Placement exam essays on U.S. government and politics, taken mostly by high school juniors and seniors, suggests that high school teachers and college faculty who assess the essays are not the best qualified persons to do so and that despite efforts to ensure consistency, the resulting scores are…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Instruction, Essays, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedMcLauchlan, William – College Teaching, 1999
A faculty consultant to the Educational Testing Service for advanced placement (AP) test reading in U.S. government and politics responds to an article criticizing essay evaluation methods and criteria, finding in it a fundamental misunderstanding of the AP reading process and explaining why the essays are subject to less scrutiny for style,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Instruction, Essays, Evaluation Criteria
Jacobs, Lucy Cheser; Chase, Clinton I. – 1992
This book offers specific how-to advice to college faculty on every stage of the testing process, including planning the test and classifying objectives to be measured, ensuring the validity and reliability of the test, and grading in such a way as to arrive at fair grades based on relevant data. The book examines the strengths and weaknesses of…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing
Green, Kinsey B. – 1979
This individualized learning package on test item construction as a component of evaluation is designed for the undergraduate student in teacher education programs. The hierarchy of learning levels on which the package rests is that of B. Bloom's (1956) taxonomy of learning. The premises are that higher order learning is significant and desirable…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests
Download full textRussikoff, Karen A. – 1994
Problems inherent in the holistic scoring of essay examinations written by limited-English-speakers are examined, particularly in the context of one California state college in which English writing skills, holistically assessed, are required for graduation. These problems include lack of interrater reliability, raters' perceptions of their role,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
