This article contains two measurement development studies on writing apprehension. Study 1 reexamines the validity of the writing apprehension measure based on the finding from prior research that a second false factor was embedded. The findings from Study 1 support the validity of a reduced measure with 6 items versus the original 20-item…

Reports on the development and testing of the Revision and Editing Test. Presents the test and its answer key in an appendix. (RL)

The occurrence of discrepant, or non-contiguous, scores during holistic scoring of writing proficiency is usually blamed on variables of the test reader or external factors. It is hypothesized that characteristics of the essays themselves sometimes may generate discrepancies in essay scoring. Data from 152 essays of college sophomores in teacher…

In 1990, a study was conducted at Rio Hondo College (Whittier, California) to determine if readers exhibited any bias in scoring test papers that were composed on a word processor as opposed to being written by hand. The study began with the formulation of tentative pilot study questions and the development of procedures to address them. Three…