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Kobrin, Jennifer L.; Deng, Hui; Shaw, Emily J. – Assessing Writing, 2011
This study investigated the relationship of prompt characteristics and response features with essay scores on the SAT Reasoning Test. A sample of essays was coded on a variety of features regarding their length and content. Analyses included descriptive statistics and computation of effect sizes, correlations between essay features and scores, and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Critical Reading, Effect Size, College Entrance Examinations
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James, Cindy L. – Assessing Writing, 2006
How do scores from writing samples generated by computerized essay scorers compare to those generated by ''untrained'' human scorers and what combination of scores, if any, is more accurate at placing students in composition courses? This study endeavored to answer this two-part question by evaluating the correspondence between writing sample…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Predictive Validity, Scoring, Validity