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Peer reviewedPomplun, Mark; Sundbye, Nita – Applied Measurement in Education, 1999
Gender differences in answers to constructed-response reading items from a state assessment program were studied with four raters rating approximately 500 papers at two grade levels. Results indicate that number of words written and number of unrelated responses show significant gender differences and are related to holistic scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Holistic Evaluation, Reading Tests, Secondary Education
