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Peer reviewedTownsend, Michael A. R.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
To study the effects of introductions and conclusions on the evaluation of student essays, 154 undergraduates graded 10 essays in which the quality of introduction or conclusion was varied. Quality of the introduction had a greater effect on the grade than did quality of the conclusion. (SLD)
Descriptors: Essays, Expository Writing, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
