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The Dynamics of Computer-Assisted Writing Sample Measurement at Ferris State College.
Alexander, John; Swartz, Fred – 1982
Concerned with the failure of multiple choice tests to measure composition--as opposed to grammar and usage--skills, college researchers studied the value of using writing samples to place students in composition classes. Evaluating the writing samples of 300 incoming freshmen, they did not find a high correlation between sample scores and…
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