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Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1994
The effects on essay scores of intermingling handwritten and word-processed student essays were studied with 32 students who produced handwritten and word-processed essays. Essays were converted to the other format and rescored. Results reveal higher average scores for handwritten essays. Implications for scoring are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Essays, Handwriting
Computers and Assessment: The Effect of Typing versus Handwriting on the Holistic Scoring of Essays.
Peer reviewedSweedler-Brown, Carol O. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1991
Describes a study conducted at a large west coast state university, comparing holistic scores on developmental writing program final essays when the same essays were handwritten and computer typed. Reveals a bias against typed final essays, especially in essays which received high scores in the handwritten form. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Bias, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
Download full textWolfe, Edward; And Others – 1993
The two studies described here compare essays composed on word processors with those composed with pen and paper for a standardized writing assessment. The following questions guided these studies: (1) Are there differences in test administration and writing processes associated with handwritten versus word-processor writing assessments? (2) Are…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
