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Peer reviewedRuth, Leo; Murphy, Sandra – College Composition and Communication, 1984
Discusses the problems of readers' different responses to essay test passages and the implications for the subsequent writing assignment. Describes a model of the writing assessment episode and discusses four generalizations about writing task interpretation. (HTH)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Reader Response
Peer reviewedBrossell, Gordon; Ash, Barbara Hoetker – College Composition and Communication, 1984
Describes a study of the influence of wording changes in essay questions on test performance. Results did not support the hypothesis that such changes would affect writer performance. (HTH)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Reader Response
