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Peer reviewedMoon, Tonya R.; Hughes, Kevin R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Examined a scoring anomaly that became apparent in a state-mandated writing assessment. Results for 3,660 essays by sixth graders show that using a spiral model for training raters and scoring papers results in higher mean ratings than does using a sequential model for training and scoring. Findings demonstrate the importance of making decisions…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Essay Tests, Intermediate Grades, Scoring
