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Direct linkShermis, Mark D.; Shneyderman, Aleksandr; Attali, Yigal – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
This study was designed to examine the extent to which "content" accounts for variance in scores assigned in automated essay scoring protocols. Specifically it was hypothesised that certain writing genre would emphasise content more than others. Data were drawn from 1668 essays calibrated at two grade levels (6 and 8) using "e-rater[TM]", an…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Test Scoring Machines, Essays, Grade 8
Hartley, James; Trueman, Mark; Betts, Lucy; Brodie, Lauren – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
The marks awarded to 130 second year undergraduate word processed essays were assessed in relation to their use of different typographic features. By and large most of these features had little effect on the essay grades. However, essays printed in 12-point type gained significantly higher marks (mean = 56.8) than essays printed in 10-point type…
Descriptors: Essays, Word Processing, Grades (Scholastic), Undergraduate Students
Peer reviewedGraham, Steve; MacArthur, Charles – Journal of Special Education, 1988
Three learning-disabled students, aged 10-11, received self-instructional strategy training for improving revision skills for essays they composed on a word processor. Strategy instruction positively impacted on students' revising behavior and the length and quality of their written products. Effects were maintained over time and generalized to…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Essays, Generalization, Intermediate Grades
